Marie-Claire O’Kane

Instructions include:

• Acting, with Justin Fenwick KC, in proceedings involving a potential breach of confidence claim against a barrister.
• Acting, with Sian Mirchardani KC, in defence of claim brought against a barrister in respect of allegedly negligent conduct of Employment Tribunal proceedings.
• Acting, with Graham Chapman KC, on a multi-million dollar breach of trust claim against a professional trustee.
• Acting, with Jonathan Hough KC, in the SKAT litigation (listed as one of “The Lawyer” magazine’s Top 20 Cases of 2021).
• Acting, with Neil Hext KC, in defence of a multi-million pound claim against insurance brokers.
• Acting, with Ben Hubble KC, as junior counsel in Various Claimants v Scott Fowler Solicitors (a firm); Wilsons Solicitors (2007) LLP Law Offices UK Limited t/a Wilsons Solicitors in defence of a large-scale negligence claim concerning advice given by solicitors on off-plan property transactions.
• Acting, with Ben Hubble KC, in Ocean Finance & Mortgages Limited v Oval Insurance Broking Limited v Senior Wright Limited [2016] Lloyd’s I.R. 319 for a producing broker in a Part 20 claim against a placing broker in relation to allegations of a failure to advise a mortgage broker to make a blanket notification to insurers.
• Acting, with Patrick Lawrence KC and Clare Dixon KC, in defence of a multi-million pound valuer’s negligence claim.
• Acting, with Justin Fenwick KC and Benjamin Wood, in a claim involving allegedly negligent drafting of an all-monies clause in a company guarantee.
• Advising on potential claim against solicitors in respect of an allegedly negligently drafted shareholders agreement.
• Advising on limitation in respect of claim brought against solicitors for allegedly negligent advice on rent review provisions in a commercial lease.
• Acting as sole counsel in the defence of a claim brought against a barrister in respect of the provision of allegedly negligent advice on a personal injury claim.
• Acting as sole or junior counsel in a range of claims made against solicitors, independent financial advisers, mortgage brokers and managing agents/estate agents.