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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Who we are
Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.
Insurance
DAC Beachcroft is recognised as a pre-eminent advisor to the insurance market, and we place a strong emphasis on the long-term relationships we build with you so that we can really add value to your business.
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Health and Social Care
DAC Beachcroft is regarded as market leaders in the provision of corporate, commercial and regulatory legal advice to healthcare providers.
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Real Estate
Our real estate lawyers support you through the full real estate development cycle, from acquisition to disposal. Working with clients in the private and public sectors, we deliver clear, practical advice that aligns with your commercial priorities and long‑term strategy.
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Financial Services
We regularly advise product designers and manufacturers, trade bodies, and retailers, distributors and venture capitalists looking to invest in the financial services sector.
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Technology
As long-standing and trusted advisers in the technology sector, we deliver pragmatic and innovative solutions that empower you to make informed decisions about how best to maximise your success.
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Industry Specialisms
We combine our in-depth sector knowledge with astute commercial awareness and global reach.
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