Jayna Patel of Cardium Law as Chair alongside the team at Outer Temple Chambers are providing their fourth Ultimate Roundup for professional negligence and liability disputes. As previously this year adds new and exciting aspects for an unmissable conference in London on 15 October 2026.
We are delighted to announce that Hilton Mervis of McDermott Will & Schulte and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Commercial Litigators Forum has agreed to provide the Keynote Address alongside speakers from The National Pro Bono Centre providing a perspective on access to justice.
The conference also includes updates on professional negligence and liability disputes in wills and probate, insolvency , forensic accountancy, claims notification and issue-based costs awards, fraud cases, data from Solomonic, case studies on litigation and funding from Henderson & Jones and mediation.
This conference is suitable for all those involved with professional negligence and liability disputes.
Speakers
| Jayna Patel - Chair |
Cardium Law |
| Hilton Mervis - Keynote Speaker |
McDermott Will & Schulte UK |
| The National ProBono Centre - Keynote Speaker |
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| David E Grant KC |
Outer Temple Chambers |
| William Godwin KC |
3 Hare Court |
| Andrew Barns-Graham |
3 Hare Court |
| Piers Elliott & Daren Hlaing |
Henderson & Jones |
| Elaine Palser |
Outer Temple Chambers |
| Ben Leandro |
Moore Kingston Smith |
| Peter Nussey & Andy Butler |
Solomonic |
| Sue O'Brien |
The Property Mediators |
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