Birmingham

Job title: Partner

Telephone number: 0121 633 6620

Email Address: julian.smart@blm-law.com

Practice Areas: Fraud Professional negligence Property insurance and recovery

Experience: Specialises in commercial fraud and recovering misappropriated funds on behalf of clients with particular expertise in freezing and tracing assets. Moved from the London office to establish the recovery and professional indemnity teams in Birmingham. Instructed by professional indemnity insurers to defend negligence claims against professionals including: surveyors, accountants, architects and engineers. Successfully represented the appellants in the Court of Appeal cases: Asif v City Europe Limited & Others and Liverpool Freeport (Electronics) Ltd–vs Habib Bank Limited. Recognised in Chambers legal directory as a leader in the field of professional indemnity in the regions.

Memberships/Appointments: FOIL Fraud SIG Member of IFIG Member of BLM’s Fraud SIG FOIL (Forum of Insurance Lawyers)