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Directors & Officers

When your liability is on the line…

The obligations of directors and officers (D&O) are numerous, both at common law and also under statutes such as the Companies Acts, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Defamation Act 2013, The Equality Act 2010 and various statutes governing employment rights and obligations.

A director or officer can often be held personally liable and a director’s personal assets and those of their spouses may be at risk.

Claims can be brought from a number of sources including: shareholders, employees, investors, customers, suppliers, regulatory organisations, creditors and competitors.

The team has extensive experience of successfully acting for D&O and trustee indemnity insurers and their insureds.

Ranging from the corporate to the not-for-profit sector, PLCs to unincorporated associations, the team covers UK and foreign jurisdictions. Services provided include:

Advising insurers on coverage issues
Monitoring and communicating with defence lawyers in connection with disputes in the UK and overseas
Advising and defending directors, officers and trustees in claims brought against them by third parties
Advising directors, officers and trustees in relation to regulatory investigations and any subsequent proceedings that may arise

Key Contacts

Mark Ratcliff Partner

020 7220 5897
07946 737 371

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CASE ALERTS

System, decision and application

Standing alone, even the best workplace safety procedures are useless. To be effective they must be applied, and the history behind a tragedy three years ago is a clear reminder of that. Facts On 3 October 2015 a double-decker bus...

by Plexus, 7 Dec 2018

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CASE ALERTS

Defensibility of claims under the new Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Guidance

This article was first published online by Highways Today on 15th November 2018 and is reproduced with kind permission. Introduction The Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Code (“WMHI”) was published in October 2016. Its two year transition period has now ended. The...

by Plexus, 16 Nov 2018

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CASE ALERTS

Waiting time, duty of care and causation

Does a clinically unqualified A&E receptionist owe a duty of care in giving information about waiting time? On 10 October, in Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50, the Supreme Court said yes. Facts Just before 8.30...

by Plexus, 25 Oct 2018

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CLIENT FEEDBACK

The firm is very customer-focused and proactive. I am happy with the current service... They are excellent with regulatory work, such as HSE defence.

Regulatory Health & Safety – client comments recorded in Chambers legal directory

CLIENT FEEDBACK

I really want to thank you for the relentless and sincere work you have done for me...

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CLIENT FEEDBACK

They are responsive, economic and knowledgeable. They know what I want and deliver it. Their client care skills are absolutely top-drawer and we are comfortable that they will deliver the results that we require.

Personal Injury – client comments recorded in Chambers legal directory

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Plexus Legal LLP is a limited liability partnership with registration number OC416421, Plexus Law Limited is a limited company with registration number 09641584 and Plexus North LLP is a limited liability partnership with registration number OC423092. All three entities were incorporated in England & Wales and have their registered office address at Joseph’s Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB. Both Plexus Legal LLP and Plexus Law Ltd are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority whose professional rules can be accessed at www.sra.org.uk. Plexus North LLP is a Multi-national Practice regulated by the Law Society of Scotland (LS No.57187), whose professional rules can be accessed at www.lawscot.org.uk. Together and separately these entities are referred to as “Plexus”. Plexus and Plexus Law are trading names of Plexus Legal LLP, Plexus Law Limited and Plexus North LLP. A list of members, directors, non-members and non-directors who are designated ‘partner’, ‘associated partner’ or ‘director’ is available at the registered office. The term ‘partner’, ‘associated partner’ or ‘director’ indicates a member or director of Plexus Legal LLP/Plexus Law Limited/Plexus North LLP or an employee or consultant of equivalent or senior standing and includes non-solicitors and non-lawyers.