Ms Feena Robinson

Senior Associate, DAC Beachcroft

Feena has experience defending a range of professionals in professional indemnity claims, acting predominantly for construction professionals but also solicitors and accountants. She also acts for insurers in subrogated claims. These professional indemnity claims have covered the areas of construction, probate, conveyancing and litigation practice, and tax advice.

She has represented clients in large-scale, multi-party litigation in the High Court and the Commercial Court, has worked as acting head of fitness to practise in a statutory regulator (of a health profession) and as solicitor to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, which published an important and wide-ranging report in 2005 into historical child abuse in Ireland.

Featured expertise:

Acting in the High Court in large multi-party claims relating to construction defects in a large apartment complex
Acting in large Commercial Court litigation involving multiple developments and multiple parties
Representation of a number of lead professionals in relation to a breach of contract claim against the State

Contributed to

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Ireland—Starting a professional negligence claim—a practical guide

Practice Notes

This Practice Note on professional negligence claims provides practical guidance and tips for bringing a professional negligence claim. It covers immediate considerations from identifying the duty (contractual, tortious or both) and the alleged breach, the loss and remedy sought, including causation, quantum and duties to mitigate. It also considers limitation of actions, settlement ADR and enforcement, the role of insurers in a professional negligence claim, starting the claim, disclosure and evidence and cross-border considerations.

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