Alison Neate

I have worked with Alison for more than three years and have always found her to be knowledgeable, diligent and professional. Alison works hard to understand her clients and their individual needs and thus makes her a pleasure to work with.

Alison Neate’s commitment to the client is unrivalled and she will always do her utmost to secure the best outcome for them.

Alison is exceptional, committed, diligent and commercial.

The quality of your legal advice and speed of turnaround surpasses what you would expect from a top London law firm and your understanding and knowledge of our business makes it feel like we have our own in-house lawyer, the best of both worlds.

The market is crying out for sensible, specialist claimant professional liability lawyers, and it is a shame that clients often end up not knowing where to turn.

We were very impressed with every aspect of the way in which the case was handled. The advice given throughout was expansive and welcome and we felt that the Smith Partnership had our best interests at the forefront of their action.

‘Outstanding litigator‘ Alison Neate heads the professional negligence unit at Smith Partnership, which deals exclusively in claimant professional liability against financial advisors, accountants, solicitors and real estate developers.

In the Smith Partnership we found their technical abilities and reporting to be excellent. The case was a difficult case and one we felt may lose but they managed to negotiate an excellent compensation award for the clients, all of whom were elderly and needed extra care.

The Professional Negligence team at The Smith Partnership are absolutely first class. Their levels of client care, awareness of the needs of the clients and ability to solve even the most complicated of legal problems is fabulous.

Alison Neate heads up a brilliant team of legal professionals. Her dedication and commitment to clients is outstanding. Alison will always do her utmost to ensure that her clients achieve the very best in every situation. 

On a recommendation we approached Alison Neate at Smith Partnership Leicester relating to a potential case of professional negligence against a firm of solicitors. Alison advised and eventually obtained disclosure of a large quantity of documents from the solicitors who had for months been refusing to respond. Alison was easy to work with and approachable. She applied her experience, good legal knowledge, intelligence and perseverance to the issues.

I’d like to say thank you for your extremely professional and efficient work throughout what has been a pretty torturous process. You have maintained our trust throughout, which was no mean feat considering what some so called  ‘professionals’ have put us through. We would have no qualms about recommending yourself and Smith’s to anyone else unfortunate enough to be put in a position of requiring assistance.

Smith Partnership's team has a particular strength handling professional liability claims, often at High Court-level. The team frequently acts for claimants in cases brought against solicitors, accountants and surveyors. Leading the practice, Alison Neate brings over 15 years of experience in professional negligence and is recognised by her clients as ‘an outstanding professional negligence litigator’.

'Smith Partnership is my number one recommendation for individuals who have been let down by professionals, where there have been significant consequences.''Alison Neate heads up the professional liability team, acting exclusively for claimants. She has wonderful client care skills and is someone to whom I would direct my friends and family if they needed assistance.'

Smith Partnership specialises in claims against solicitors, barristers, financial advisors, architects and insurance brokers. The team has notable experience handling group actions and multi-party claims. Leicester based practice head Alison Neate, is an accredited commercial mediator with strong expertise in this area.

'Smith Partnership was one of only two solicitors in Derby that deals with litigation. The solicitor was very helpful with information before we confirmed their undertaking of our case. We were advised what costs each stage of the process would be, and clear invoices were provided when completed. So our solicitor was Alison Neate. She was very professional, courteous, and most helpful. She explained things clearly, but it was no problem if there was something we didn't understand to re-explain in more layman's terms. It was very clear that she is extremely knowledgeable within her field and does not sugarcoat situations, which is refreshing.'