Lawyers' Liability
We advise lawyers and their insurers on civil claims and regulatory issues including contested proceedings in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Our team supports firms of all sizes in the UK and internationally, providing clear, strategic, and commercially grounded guidance. Our national team also advise insurers on complex coverage issues.
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Our national team represents lawyers, barristers and other legal professionals across the full spectrum of professional liability issues. We advise city and international firms, specialist practices, high street firms, and their insurers on claims arising from alleged negligence, regulatory investigations and wider professional risk concerns.
We also have extensive experience representing other regulated and unregulated legal service providers including will writers and licensed conveyancers. Our work includes high‑value disputes, complex litigation, and multi‑party claims.
In addition to litigation and regulatory advice, we also provide a specialist outsourced claims‑handling service for insurers and large self‑insured organisations. This covers high‑volume portfolios of professional indemnity claims and offers flexible, efficient, and technology‑enabled solutions tailored to operational needs.
Our team operates globally enabling us to support clients wherever they are based. We combine a relationship‑led approach with strong technical expertise, ensuring you receive consistent, responsive and practical advice, supported by innovative systems and clear reporting processes.
Featured experience
Defendant identity dispute
Successfully representing a law firm in the Court of Appeal in a dispute involving the identity of the correct defendant in the proceedings
£200m defence success
Successfully defending Shepherd & Wedderburn in a £200 million claim brought by the former owners of Sheffield United Football Club
Mass claims defence
Representing insurers in the defence of hundreds of claims following the high profile collapse of a law firm handling volume claims
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Professional Liability
Our leading professional liability team maintains an unparalleled reputation for protecting the interests of professional services firms.
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Directors and Officers
Our global D&O team has an established reputation advising insurers and reinsurers worldwide on all aspects of claims and issues affecting commercial entities and their directors and officers.
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Employment Practices Liability
Our market leading employment practice includes a specialist Employment Practices Liability (EPL) team who support UK and global insurers
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”‘The team as a whole is very well-balanced and very hard-working; applying great rigour to the analysis of materials and issues’
Legal 500 UK 2026, Professional Negligence
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”'DAC Beachcroft LLP‘s professional liability team covers a broad range of work, handling disciplinary work for accountants, lawyers, surveyors, and medical professionals. Clare Hughes-Williams heads the solicitor’s disciplinary team and is regularly instructed by law firms and their insurers to represent both firms and individuals who are the subject of investigations and professional disciplinary proceedings.'
Legal 500 UK 2026, Professional Discipline
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”'DAC Beachcroft has a large team that turns things round quickly. They're very industrious and respond consistently.'
Chambers and Partners UK 2026, Professional Discipline
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Qui sommes-nous ?
Pourquoi choisir DAC Beachcroft ?
Nous sommes un cabinet commercial à large assise, au service d'un grand nombre de secteurs, avec un solide héritage dans les domaines de l'assurance, de la santé et de l'immobilier. Nous combinons d'excellentes compétences juridiques et une expertise de pointe en matière d'exécution pour concevoir des solutions
qui répondent aux besoins de nos clients - souvent en utilisant intelligemment la technologie.
Nos secteurs
Assurance
DAC Beachcroft est reconnu comme un conseiller de premier plan sur le marché de l'assurance, et nous mettons l'accent sur les relations à long terme que nous établissons avec vous afin d'apporter une réelle valeur ajoutée à votre entreprise.
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Santé et soins sociaux
DAC Beachcroft est considéré comme le leader du marché dans la fourniture de conseils juridiques aux prestataires de soins de santé en matière de droit des sociétés, de droit commercial et de droit réglementaire.
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Spécialités sectorielles
Nous combinons notre connaissance approfondie du secteur avec une conscience commerciale astucieuse et une portée mondiale.
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Services financiers
Nous conseillons régulièrement des concepteurs et des fabricants de produits, des organismes professionnels, des détaillants, des distributeurs et des investisseurs en capital-risque souhaitant investir dans le secteur des services financiers.
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Immobilier
Avec 170 avocats, nous sommes l'une des plus grandes équipes juridiques du Royaume-Uni dans le domaine de l'immobilier. Notre vaste réseau nous permet d'accéder à des connaissances nationales, régionales et locales.
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Technologie
En tant que conseillers de longue date et de confiance dans le secteur des technologies, nous proposons des solutions pragmatiques et innovantes qui vous permettent de prendre des décisions éclairées sur la meilleure façon de maximiser votre succès.
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