Bobby Friedman

Professional Liability

Bobby has significant experience of professional liability matters and has acted both on his own account and as a junior.
Recent cases include:

•  Acting as sole counsel for the administrator of a SSAS in an ongoing High Court professional liability claim with a headline value of many millions of pounds (Hague v Rowanmoor).
•  Acting (as a junior) for an international corporation bringing High Court proceedings against a major law firm for negligent advice.
• Acting for a company bringing a claim against solicitors for negligent drafting of a share purchase agreement.
• Acting for a barrister resisting a High Court claim concerning allegedly negligent advice.
• Advising a member of a SSAS in respect of potential breaches of trust.
•  Drafting pleadings in a number of different professional negligence matters, with particular experience of solicitors’ negligence.
• Acting for an insurer in respect of an allegedly negligent financial adviser.
•  Acting for a Sipp provider in respect of allegedly negligent advice.
•  Advising and acting for a member of a pension scheme whose pension had been incorrectly applied.
•  Advising and acting for the administrators of a pension scheme in a professional negligence claim.
•  Acting for solicitors defending a professional negligence claim.
• Acting for the claimant in a claim arising for negligent financial advice.