Andrew Burnette

Biography

Andrew is a partner in the firm’s dispute resolution team and specialises in the following:

High value and/or complex professional negligence claims, particularly against solicitors, surveyors/valuers, financial advisors and brokers, actuaries, auditors, accountants and engineers. Andrew has particular experience acting for both traditional and specialist lenders to recover distressed loans secured against residential and commercial property.
Company and shareholder disputes, including unfair prejudice petitions and derivative actions.
Contractual disputes across a wide variety of subject and sectors, including advice on termination and following the sale/acquisition of companies.
Obtaining urgent injunctive relief to protect a client’s commercial interests, including freezing orders and search orders.
Product liability, with a particular focus on recall and recovering losses.
Andrew has led successful proceedings up to the Court of Appeal and has experience of arbitration before the main international bodies, expert determination and mediation. He is authorised by the High Court to act as a Supervising Solicitor for parties wishing to execute Search Orders and he accepts instructions to adjudicate on professional negligence disputes.

Andrew is a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers’ Association and the International Bar Association.