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Julian Randall

Julian Randall

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Julian is a Disputes & Investigations consultant. He has a broad based commercial litigation practice focused on the financial services sector, in particular the operation of complex financial instruments, insurance disputes, injunctive and administrative law relief and insolvency issues.

Julian has 30 years' experience in claims and regulatory investigations involving the major accountancy firms. He acted for Coopers & Lybrand in the Barings case, Moore Stephens in Stone & Rolls and Deloitte in the FRC investigation into Autonomy.

Clients value Julian's clear-mindedness, analytical skills, wealth of experience and his excellent strategic judgement.

Julian is ranked by the legal directories and is qualified to practice in both the UK and Hong Kong.

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Helping our clients achieve the best commercial outcomes in complex conflict resolution.

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Since 2025 Consultant , Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing
Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales Admitted as a lawyer, Hong Kong
1983 MA Jurisprudence, Jesus College, Oxford

Career

Since 2025 Consultant , Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing

Education

Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales Admitted as a lawyer, Hong Kong
1983 MA Jurisprudence, Jesus College, Oxford

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Awards

Legal 500 UK 2025

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Hall of fame

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

Professional negligence - Band 3: “Julian is a doyen of the professional liability scene for accountants.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2023

Julian Randall is particularly skilled at providing advice to accountancy firms and individual partners facing FRC and FCA investigations. He regularly advises on proceedings involving allegations of negligence relating to audits. "He is an intellectual who likes getting under the bonnet of cases. He enjoys complex appellate-type legal cases."

Chambers and Partners UK 2023

Julian Randall focuses his practice on professional negligence claims stemming from the financial sector, often representing international accountancy firms, administrators and auditors.

Professional Negligence - Leading Individual: "I have worked with Andrew Howell and Julian Randall mostly, and I would recommend them to anyone with a difficult professional negligence or audit regulatory issue." "Julian Randall and Andrew Howell: decades of experience in audit defence work for the big four and other major auditors. They have a depth of knowledge of the reality of auditing beyond any other London litigation team." "Some of the best individuals in this area – Andrew Howell, Julian Randall, Stuart Broom – mean the team has a real depth of expertise/experience to draw on. In this area, Taylor Wessing punches well above its weight in disputes generally." "Julian Randall has a really sharp mind and digs into the really difficult legal problems to make sure the best points for the client are being identified."

Professional Negligence - Leading Individual: "I have worked with Andrew Howell and Julian Randall mostly, and I would recommend them to anyone with a difficult professional negligence or audit regulatory issue." "Julian Randall and Andrew Howell: decades of experience in audit defence work for the big four and other major auditors. They have a depth of knowledge of the reality of auditing beyond any other London litigation team." "Some of the best individuals in this area – Andrew Howell, Julian Randall, Stuart Broom – mean the team has a real depth of expertise/experience to draw on. In this area, Taylor Wessing punches well above its weight in disputes generally." "Julian Randall has a really sharp mind and digs into the really difficult legal problems to make sure the best points for the client are being identified."

Leading individual - Insurance: Professional negligence: "Julian Randall is the 'go to' individual for defending accountancy firms against negligence cases with unrivalled experience in the field."

Leading individual - Professional Negligence (Band 2): "He is supremely bright, and gives prompt and perceptive advice."

Leading individual - Professional Discipline (Band 5): "He is supremely bright and gives prompt and perceptive advice."

Leading individual - Professional Negligence (Band 2): Julian Randall is a specialist in financial professional negligence, with an impressive client list that includes large accountancy firms. Sources report: "He's very experienced at handling very big cases, knows the accountancy field backwards, and is a well-trusted adviser to big firms."

Leading individual - Insurance: Professional negligence

Leading individual - Professional Negligence: Financial (Band 2): Julian Randall garners "huge respect" from commentators, who state that he is "impressive and highly regarded." He commonly represents clients in civil and regulatory proceedings, most recently in matters related to FRC investigations.

Leading individual - Insurance: Professional negligence: Team head Andrew Howell and Julian Randall are ‘outstanding litigators’; Randall has ‘a brilliant mind and an eye for the killer point’.

Leading individual - Professional Negligence: Financial (Band 2): The "very charming" Julian Randall "continues to impress with his intellect and tactical agility." He is "incredibly knowledgeable about auditing and has a very good feel for how he can conduct an auditing negligence defence. He takes a very realistic approach to what will work."

Leading individual - Insurance - Professional Negligence: Julian Randall is also ‘fantastic for accountancy disputes’ and is ‘extremely clever, a deep strategic thinker, utterly reliable and has excellent judgement’.

Experience

UKHospitality and 200 policyholders in UK business interruption test case

Acting for UKHospitality and 200 policyholders in relation to the well-publicised UK business interruption test case brought by the FCA, which went all the way to the Supreme Court and confirmed coverage for businesses which suffered losses as a result of Government restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Julian Randall

FCR investigation into Carillion PLC.

We act for the former CFO of Carillion plc in relation to an investigation by the Enforcement Division of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) into the affairs of Carillion plc.

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Julian Randall
James Bryden
Helen Robinson
Ben Jones

FRC v Deloitte (Autonomy)

Acted for Deloitte in relation to legal and regulatory issues arising from the GBP5 billion restatement of Autonomy’s financial statements in 2012 following the acquisition of Autonomy by Hewlett Packard.

Stuart Broom
Jessie Prynne
Julian Randall
Max Kempe

FCA business interruption test case - UKHospitality Industries (FCA v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd and others).

We acted for UKHospitality and its 200 members in relation to the well-publicised Covid-19 business interruption insurance test case brought by the FCA who advanced the claims against insurers on behalf policyholders and which was determined by the Supreme Court in January 2021.

Katie Chandler
Julian Randall
Stephanie High
Georgina Jones

Defence of a claim for GBP1.6 billion

PwC in defending a claim for GBP1.6 billion arising out of the collapse of the sub-prime lender, Cattles plc and its trading subsidiary, Welcome Financial Services Ltd, following the discovery of a shortfall in its bad debt provision.

Julian Randall
James Bryden
Gemma Broughall

PricewaterhouseCoopers

PriceWaterhouseCoopers in their successful defence of regulatory proceedings arising out of the collapse of the Mayflower Group.

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