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Neil Howes

Neil rejoined Mills & Reeve in 2010 and became a partner in 2011. He heads up the Leeds part of the firm’s insurance disputes group which has undergone a rapid rate of expansion over the last three years. Neil specialises in defending professional negligence claims on behalf of insurers and their insureds. He acts for a wide range of professionals including lawyers and professionals in the construction industry. Over the past year, he has acted in connection with a number of high profile, multi-million pound claims. He has extensive experience of claims involving fraud and of both making and defending applications for injunctions (including asset freezing and search and seizure orders). · Mills & Reeve LLP

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About

Neil rejoined Mills & Reeve in 2010 and was appointed partner in 2011. He heads the Leeds section of the firm's insurance disputes group and specialises in defending professional negligence claims for insurers and insureds, with extensive experience of multi‑million pound matters, fraud-related claims and applications for injunctions (including asset freezing and search and seizure orders).

Practice areas

InsuranceProfessional NegligenceLitigationFraud & Asset Recovery

Office

England

Mills & Reeve LLP · Neil rejoined Mills & Reeve in 2010 and became a partner in 2011. He heads up the Leeds part of the firm’s insurance disputes group which has undergone a rapid rate of expansion over the last three years. Neil specialises in defending professional negligence claims on behalf of insurers and their insureds. He acts for a wide range of professionals including lawyers and professionals in the construction industry. Over the past year, he has acted in connection with a number of high profile, multi-million pound claims. He has extensive experience of claims involving fraud and of both making and defending applications for injunctions (including asset freezing and search and seizure orders).

England

Expertise

Defence of professional negligence claimsInsurer and insured representationLegal professional liabilityConstruction industry professionalsFraud matters and injunctions (asset freezing; search and seizure)

Education

  • St John’s College (University of Durham), 1995 LLB Hons Law
  • College of Law (Chester), 1996 LPC

Admissions

  • Qualified as a solicitor, 1999