Law firms High Court orders Withers to pay £1.6m over professional negligence claim Legal Business · 13 March 2014 · 3 min read Withers Leading private client firm Withers has this week been ordered by the High Court to pay £1.6m in damages after the court upheld a professional negligence claim alleging the misdrafting of a limited liability partnership agreement.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryThe Slaughters standard: what makes a top quality partner?Law firm dataTheresa Hargreaves21 Jan 2026Revolving Doors: Sidley and Hogan Lovells swipe Latham partners, as Ropes and Clifford Chance build in EuropeLaw firmsKate Peacock19 Jan 2026‘There are not many cases like this’ – the lawyers in Olympic boxer Imane Khelif’s cornerLaw firmsTom Cox16 Aug 2024Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025Former Freshfields senior partner among recipients in New Year Honours ListLaw firmsTom Cox2 Jan 2025Kramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealLaw firmsTom Cox20 Dec 2024Hogan Lovells joins top firms in £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover as UK govt approves bidLaw firmsTom Cox19 Dec 2024