HSM Chambers are delighted to announce the appointment of Ian Lambert as a Partner.
Ian specialises in insolvency, corporate and commercial litigation, cross-border asset-tracing and recovery and, in addition, has extensive experience in the area of professional negligence, with a focus on medical negligence and personal injury litigation. Educated in Canada, Ian was called…
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