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Chris Fitton
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Partner, Birmingham
T: 0121 634 6469
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Experience |
Specialist in resolving professional negligence claims against solicitors and other professionals, especially financial services intermediaries. Also has leading reputation as a mediator of insurance and commercial disputes.
- Has dealt with and disposed of over 150 claims against solicitors over the past 15 years.
- Very familiar with mis-selling in the retail financial services sector. Detailed understanding of investment products including PPI, PFW, personal pensions (SIPP/SSAS/EPP), SCARPs and Split Capital Investment Trusts.
- Extensive experience of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and its predecessor, the PIA OB. Also the Pension Ombudsman – acted for the successful party in Kemp v Sims (2008), one of the very few reported cases on occupational pension trustee maladministration in recent years.
- Project managed PI insurers’ disposal of a £42m pension review exposure (2000-2005).
- Chris is also ranked as one of the Top 50 commercial mediators in the UK, having now mediated over 130 substantial cases since his accreditation in 1999.
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Membership/appointments |
- A member of the Birmingham Law Society's management council.
- A member of the Association of Midlands Mediators since its inception in 1998.
- Appointed to be a Solicitor Advocate (Civil) in 1996.
- Formerly a barrister (1991 call, Inner Temple).
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