Edward Waldegrave

Professional Negligence

Edward has extensive experience of acting in cases concerning claims for professional negligence, in particular in relation to allegedly negligent tax advice. Edward has acted for both claimants and defendants and has a good understanding of the particular strategic and tactical considerations which are relevant in relation to claims of this kind.

Selected Cases

• Defective Implementation Case: Edward was instructed to act for the claimants against a “big four” firm of accountants in a claim concerning the allegedly defective implementation of arrangements designed to minimise tax liabilities. The total value of the claim (which was ultimately settled) was about £19 million.
• Miss-sold Tax Scheme Case: Edward is currently instructed to act for the defendants in relation to a claim worth in excess of £10 million in which the claimants contend that they were “miss-sold” a tax avoidance scheme.