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Joe Eizenberg

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Joe studied at the University of Sydney before joining a specialist insurance firm in Sydney. He moved to the UK in 2002 and has specialised in professional indemnity litigation ever since. He helped to set up Beale & Co’s Bristol Office in 2006 and has been a partner since 2010.

Joe specialises in defending claims against solicitors, barristers, accountants, insurance brokers, surveyors and independent financial advisors. He is highly regarded as an insurance coverage specialist and is regularly retained to advise on coverage disputes. Joe regularly assists accountants and solicitors in defending disciplinary proceedings instigated against them by their professional bodies.

Joe prides himself on his approachable manner and clear and concise advice. Joe also manages delegated authority and claims handling schemes for a range of national and multinational insurers.

Joe’s recent cases include:

  • Defending a claim on behalf of a solicitor accused of providing negligent advice on an agreement for lease which allegedly lead to losses exceeding £7M.
  • Acting for solicitors accused of negligently conducting litigation. The claim was pleaded at over £4M and resolved at mediation for a fraction of the sum claimed.
  • Advising the indemnity insurers of a firm of solicitors accused of negligently drafting a will and losses arising from a costly dispute between the potential beneficiaries.
  • Acting for an auditor accused of losses exceeding £2M following poor preparation of an audit.
  • Successfully defending an accountant accused of professional negligence in a 3 day trial in the High Court in Bristol. The claim was dismissed with costs awarded on an indemnity basis.
  • Defending several multi million pound claims from high profile Claimants seeking damages for losses arising from their participation in tax avoidance and tax mitigation schemes
  • Successfully advising insurers on a coverage dispute relating to defects in a development valued at over £8M.
  • Several recent instructions have involved complicated issues of block notifications, aggregation and disputes between insurers.
  • Numerous cases arising from fraud including so called “Friday afternoon fraud” cases, often resulting in a recovery of substantial sums of money for his clients.

When allowed to escape from the office Joe enjoys snowboarding too fast and, like most Australians, is an avid sports fan. Despite his childhood dreams of captaining Australia being dashed many years ago by a lack of talent he still regularly plays cricket for a local side. He also enjoys hiking, reading and cooking.

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Background

Education:

University of Sydney, Australia BSc, LLB

Admitted:

New South Wales, Australia 2001 England and Wales 2004

Areas of Expertise

  • Professional indemnity
  • Disputes
  • Coverage and policy drafting
  • Insurance

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Joe Eizenberg is very knowledgeable on accountants and general coverage queriesLegal 500 UK 2022 - Professional Negligence
Joe Eizenberg provides early succinct commercial advice on complex issues which makes everything more straightforward from the startLegal 500 UK 2021 - Professional Negligence

Articles by this Author

  • “Sharing is caring” – Although don’t expect a duty of care to always arise for shared professional advice – McClean and others v Thornhill QC [2022] EWHC 457 (Ch)

    April 2022
    Joe Eizenberg and Sarah Hinton
  • Solicitors’ Negligence: Failure to Communicate Counsels’ Advice

    February 2022
    Joe Eizenberg and Felicity Hird
  • Does a Duty of Care Arise when an Accountant is Acting as an Introducer?

    December 2021
    Joe Eizenberg and Sarah Hinton
  • Revisions to the UK Auditing Standard on Fraud (ISA (UK) 240)

    December 2021
    Joe Eizenberg and Vashti Wyatt

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