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Jamie Smith KC speaking at IMC Professional Indemnity Conference 2026

28th August 2026
10am - 11am BST

Jamie Smith KC will be speaking at the IMC Professional Indemnity Conference 2026 on the topic, ‘Recent Legal Developments Relating to Accountants, Auditors and Actuaries’. The…

AI, professional negligence and the black box problem

4th June 2026
4:30pm - 6pm BST

As AI becomes embedded in legal, financial and operational decision‑making, a new professional risk landscape is taking shape. This session examines what happens when reliance on…

Adcamp LLP v Office Properties: the end of an escape route for claimants who have sued the wrong defendant

It is not uncommon for a claimant who has issued a professional negligence claim to realise, once limitation has expired, that he has sued the wrong…

Nicole Sandells KC speaking at PNLA & Penningtons Manches Cooper Conference

16th April 2026

Nicole Sandells KC and Ben Smiley will be speaking at the upcoming PNLA – The Professional Negligence Lawyers Association & Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP Manches Cooper…

Landmark Court of Appeal Decision – Mazur Appeal Allowed

This morning, the Court of Appeal (The Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the High Court and Lady Justice Andrews) handed down judgment allowing CILEX’s…

Novitas Loans Limited V Amtrust Specialty Limited (& Ors) [2026] EWHC 592

On 16 March 2026 the Commercial Court (Mr Justice Henshaw) handed down judgment in the case of Novitas Loans. The judgment followed a trial of preliminary…

When should you know what you don’t in fact know?

Kay v Martineau Johnson [2026] EWCA Civ 224 is the latest in a long line of cases concerning section 14A of the Limitation Act 1980 (as…

When is it negligent for a professional to use or ignore AI?

26th March 2026
4pm - 5pm BST

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce is consulting on its final report on Liability for AI Harms. Its draft report asked “in what circumstances can a professional be…

Professionals in the Age of AI

A recording of Helen Evans KC and Isabel Barter’s thought-provoking session on how artificial intelligence is transforming the professional world. The evolving role of lawyers: From litigation —…

Professional Negligence Networking Lunch Manchester

12th March 2026
12:30am - 2pm BST

Join us for an exclusive professional negligence networking lunch on Thursday 12th March at The Midland Manchester, hosted by the highly regarded Professional Negligence barristers from…