Surveyors

We have a market leading professional indemnity practice and our Surveyors’ PI team has many years’ experience of advising on all aspects of surveyors’ professional risks. We handle complex policy disputes, defend surveyor insureds and deal with subrogated claims.

We have advised the RICS and their members on a range of issues, including their Minimum Professional Indemnity Policy Wording, the liability of employed surveyors and limitations of liability in accountants’ reports to member firms.

Our experience includes acting in most of the major reported decisions in the 1990s following the fall out from that recession, including Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd and Hamptons Residential Limited v Field. We acted for the defendant surveyor and the RICS in Merrett v Babb. We also obtained an arbitral award confirming the validity of insurers’ avoidance following a non-disclosure on the part of their insured.

We deal with claims (which often run into the millions) against some of the largest national firms of valuers.

We have particular expertise in mortgage fraud cases, which often involve advising upon a wide range of complex coverage issues, including the scope and limits of notifications, non-disclosure and the application of the Special Institution Conditions and aggregation.

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.

Full Service: As a full-service firm, we work closely with colleagues in areas such as tax and insolvency to provide comprehensive advice focused on achieving the best outcome. 

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