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Directors’ & Officers’ Liability

We have an experienced team of lawyers who advise on directors' and officers' matters. Our team deals with coverage, monitoring and defence work for insurers and insureds.

We are able to offer our expertise and solutions for matters ranging from high profile, multi‑jurisdictional, claims in which reputations, livelihoods and even liberty may be at stake, all the way through to smaller, lower quantum matters in which the priority may be cost-effective containment.

We defend directors, whether insured or otherwise, in commercial disputes, DBIS and regulatory proceedings.

Our expertise includes:

  • Claims by liquidators for wrongful/fraudulent trading
  • Claims by liquidators for antecedent claims
  • Derivative claims against directors
  • Claims by a company against their directors for breach of duty/fiduciary duty
  • Unfair prejudice claims
  • SFO investigations
  • FCA investigations
  • Professional body investigations
  • Dawn raids

Dispute resolution: We help our clients avoid litigation and provide expert advice to resolve disputes where possible. Our advice is clear, commercial and conscious of reputational risk. We will vigorously defend unmeritorious claims.

Costs: As legal costs are increasingly a significant factor in all dispute resolution, the team now has a dedicated costs unit to further enhance our service to clients across CMS, minimising costs spend, maximising costs recovery and providing strategic costs advice.

Full Service: As a full service law firm we are able to call upon specialist colleagues in fields such as employment, insolvency and competition and our CMS network expands our capabilities to Europe and beyond.

For more information and detailed credentials, contact the Partner team, details above.

Events

  • United Kingdom
    09 Mar 2026

    CMS at MIPIM 2026

  • United Kingdom
    18 Mar 2026

    Green claims in focus

  • United Kingdom
    19 Mar 2026

    CMS Nordic Health Summit

  • United Kingdom
    19 Mar 2026

    Delivering Offshore Wind at Scale

  • United Kingdom
    19 Mar 2026

    CMS Scotland Brand Forum

  • United Kingdom
    23 Mar 2026

    Skills for Future Facing Teams: Creating a team culture of coaching and feedback

  • United Kingdom
    23 Mar 2026

    CMS at PTMG Spring 2026

  • United Kingdom
    23 Mar 2026

    ESG: Breaking Down the Buzzword

  • United Kingdom
    08 Apr 2026

    CMS at Fordham IP & Policy Conference

  • United Kingdom
    21 Apr 2026

    On the Pulse webinar series 2026 - Spring/Summer

  • United Kingdom
    21 Apr 2026

    Future of Renewables Spring Seminar

  • United Kingdom
    28 Apr 2026

    Strategic expansion to India: A new chapter for UK higher education

  • United Kingdom
    28 Apr 2026

    IP Insights webinar series 2026

  • United Kingdom
    28 Apr 2026

    Future of Renewables Spring Seminars

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