- Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence (North West)'
"Claire Bushen pursues her goals calmly and determinedly with great results".
Chambers UK 2022 - Leading Individual and recommended lawyer for 'Professional negligence (North West)'
"Claire Bushen is noted for her work relating to traditional professions, specifically the well-renowned solicitors and accountants practice."
"Claire Bushen is an extremely friendly, open and intelligent person".
The Legal 500 UK 2023 - Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence (North West)'
Chambers UK 2022 - Leading Individual and recommended lawyer for 'Professional negligence (North West)'
"Claire Bushen is utterly fabulous in every way. Intellectually very switched on, great turnaround time and listens to what the client wants and delivers it exactly."
"...Claire Bushen, who is well-known for her strong solicitors and accountants practice."
The Legal 500 UK 2022 - Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence (North West)'
"A leading figure in the professional indemnity space who has extremely strong technical knowledge and commercial awareness."
Chambers UK 2021 - Leading Individual and recommended lawyer for 'Professional negligence (North West)'
"Claire Bushen has wide experience defending claims against accounts and auditors, insurance brokers, estate agents and solicitors."
The Legal 500 UK 2021 - Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence (North West)'
Claire Bushen receives acclaim for being "clear, proactive, efficient and quick at progressing cases."
Chambers UK 2020 - Leading Individual and Recommended Lawyer for 'Professional Negligence (North West)'
The Legal 500 UK 2019/20 - Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence (North West)'
Chambers UK 2019 - Recommended Lawyer for 'Professional negligence (North West)'
"…the ‘approachable’ Claire Bushen who provides ‘proactive yet succinct advice’."
The Legal 500 UK 2018/19
Claire is a Manchester-based partner and regional managingpartner of the firm’s office in Manchester. She became a partner at Kennedys in 2013.
Claire specialises in defending and advising on professional negligence claims. Her clients include national and international reinsurers, accountants and auditors, insurance brokers, estate agents, solicitors and regulatory bodies.
Her particular expertise lies in solicitors’ negligence cases across all specialisms including conveyancing, failed litigation, matrimonial, wills and probate, mortgage lenders’ claims and corporate transactions (including group actions). Claire also specialises in defending claims against accountants pertaining to tax advice, audit practice and procedure and fraud allegations. She defends claims against insurance brokers and intermediaries, including failure to place cover. She deals with issues relating to disclosure, misrepresentation and due diligence, and obtaining of appropriate performance bonds.
Claire provides coverage advice regarding policy issues and wordings, and is experienced in dealing with regulatory bodies and fraud investigations. She also advises on risk management and professional conduct.
Claire has managed an impressive range of negligence claims from defending a high-profile MP to providing coverage advice in relation to claims against a solicitors firm totalling £80m. Other highlights include advising a firm of accountants in relation to the defence of several multi-million pound claims arising out of advice in connection with tax mitigation schemes; defending several firms of solicitors in relation to numerous claims following the discovery of rogue employees- including the requirement to obtain freezing injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal Orders, and providing coverage advice in connection with claims brought by 250 investors of an offshore pension scheme against Gibraltarian companies.
In addition to her work at the firm, Claire is a member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers and regularly provides seminars/ webinars on (re)insurance issues
Qualifications
- Qualified in England and Wales in 2001
