Sophie Briggs

Principal Associate

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What can I do for you

Sophie is an experienced solicitor in the firm's Insurance Dispute team. Sophie specialises in defending negligence claims against professionals, focussing particularly on general and construction PI. Sophie also advises on coverage issues.

What do others say

'Sophie Briggs is highly intelligent and very hardworking - she leaves no stone unturned in her cases and frequently raises points that have passed others by. Her attention to detail is second-to-none. A real fighter for her clients and she's always happy to roll up her sleeves and get stuck into the case. A future star.’ (Legal 500)

Supporting your ambitions

Successfully resolved a number of claims for a national medical provider, and in several cases negotiated significantly lower commercial settlements than the headline figures claimed.

Worked on a number of construction claims, including assisting an insured architect to resolve a potential dispute relating to a discrepancy in planning drawings alleged to be worth in excess of £1.5 million.

Assisted in investigating a potential claim in connection with the management of asbestos, estimated to be worth in excess of £1 million.

What else should you know?

Sophie is an active member of the Council for the Insurance Institute of Norwich and supports with arranging networking and training events for other local professionals.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”