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Stuart Broom

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Chambers and Partners UK 2026

Ranked up and coming for the Professional discipline category.

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Stuart is a partner in the Disputes and Investigations group. He advises clients on a broad range of commercial disputes and investigations in the financial services sector. He has particular expertise in professional negligence actions, including claims and investigations in the accountancy profession, having acted on many high profile disputes and regulatory investigations. 

Stuart also advises on corporate and commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, fraud and asset recovery actions and shareholder disputes.

 

Expertise

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Disputes & investigations
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Banking & finance disputes
Corporate litigation & post-M&A disputes
Professional negligence

Sectors

Business & professional services
Financial institutions & insurance

The Track Record

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

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CV

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2020 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2019 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2009 - 2011 Lawyer, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
2007 - 2009 Trainee Solicitor, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
2009 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2007 LPC, Nottingham Law School
2006 LLB degree, University of Warwick

Career

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2020 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2019 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2009 - 2011 Lawyer, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
2007 - 2009 Trainee Solicitor, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

Education

2009 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2007 LPC, Nottingham Law School
2006 LLB degree, University of Warwick

Awards

Chambers and Partners UK 2026

Featured

Ranked up and coming for the Professional discipline category.

Legal 500 UK 2026

Next generation partner in the professional negligence category.

Legal 500 UK 2025

Next generation partner

Legal 500 UK 2023

"Stuart Broom came to my case when it was at a relatively advanced stage, but his ability to absorb information and very quickly start shaping strategy was impressive. His client focus is very sharp and he doesn’t hesitate to roll up his sleeves when that is necessary."

Professional Negligence - Next Generation Partner: "Strong at every level. Stuart Broom is a highly intelligent junior partner." "Stuart Broom: Upcoming, rigorous, hard-working, with a depth of understanding of the field." "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." "Andrew Howell and Stuart Broom are fantastic at applying common sense to strategic and tactical problems: they ask all the right questions to make sure they don’t put a foot wrong."

Next Generation Partner – Insurance: Professional Negligence: "Stuart Broom is a real asset: deploying quiet, methodical effective diligence." " Stuart Broom is a strong junior partner with a big future"

Rising star - Insurance: Professional negligence; clients note that Stuart "has a mastery of the detail and extreme dedication and commitment" and is "never afraid of addressing the details of any case."

Rising star - Insurance: Professional negligence

Next generation - Insurance: Professional negligence

Next generation - Insurance: Professional negligence

Experience

Auditor negligence claims relating to Patisserie Valerie chain.

Acted on the defence of auditor negligence claims valuing £200 million, and associated regulatory and criminal proceedings, relating to the collapse of the Patisserie Valerie chain.

Andrew Howell
Katie Chandler
Stuart Broom
Stephanie High
Gemma Broughall

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

Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP

Defending a c.£50m audit negligence claim relating to losses arising on interest rate swap contracts

Stuart Broom

Altus v Baker Tilly

Successful defence of tax scheme claim for Baker Tilly.

Stuart Broom

Dodika v United Luck

Claim in relation to the invalidity of a notice served under a Share Purchase Agreement

Stuart Broom

Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP

Defence of a c.£50 million audit negligence claim relating to losses arising on interest rate swap contracts.

Stuart Broom
Andrew Howell
Gemma Broughall

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Disputes & investigations

Notice of Claim: What constitutes 'reasonable detail'?

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by Stuart Broom and Tom Charnley

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The limits of a professional's duty of care

1 February 2023
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by Stuart Broom and Joe Pengelly

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Disputes Quick Read: Defining the duty - the limits of the responsibility assumed by professionals

27 July 2022
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