Frenkel Topping Group—Dominic Regan

Frenkel Topping Group—the financial services firm specialising in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence—has appointed Professor Dominic Regan as director of training and insight.

Described by Court of Appeal Judge, Sir Rupert Jackson as ‘The authority on my reforms’, Professor Regan joins the firm to lead its training division, The KnowledgeHub, delivering expert training and development to legal practitioners across the country.

Professor Regan’s appointment follows a surge in interest in the firm’s KnowledgeHub courses in 2020 as law firms looked to virtual training to continue their CPD hours during the Covid-19 Lockdowns.

Professor Regan said: 'I am elated to be working with Frenkel Topping to further enhance their services. Getting compensation right has never been as complex as it is today. FT has already identified areas where claimants might be short changed and I will be working with Counsel on such issues.'

The firm’s KnowledgeHub suite delivers training to lawyers in areas including Pension Loss, Loss of Earnings, Investing for the Vulnerable and Trusts for Minors. Under Professor Regan’s direction it will expand the scope to deliver seminars on themes on which he is an undisputed authority, including civil procedure, law reform and costs.

Richard Fraser, CEO of Frenkel Topping Group said: 'Professor Dom is one of the country’s most prominent figures in civil procedure and an extraordinary mind in the field of costs. Frenkel Topping’s training division has become a valuable source of knowledge for professional services in personal injury and clinical negligence. We are the go-to firm for financial expertise in our industry and we’re investing heavily in making sure we continue to deliver with the most up-to-date and relevant expertise.'

Frenkel Topping Group is firmly on the acquisition trail, having acquired forensic accountancy firm, Forths, in 2020 and Partners in Costs (PIC) and A&M Bacon earlier this year. The Group aims to consolidate the professional services market in PI and Clinical Negligence, delivering the same high standards of expertise across multiple touch points at pre and and post-settlement stage.

Regan commented: 'I am passionate about learning and training. It is so important and the best enterprises never stop developing the talent they have. I will continue to deliver training as usual to lawyers with the active encouragement of Richard and the team. 

'Frenkel Topping also, through its Charitable Foundation, offers help to those who are ineligible for compensation due to the vagaries of the Tort regime. I think that is exactly what an honourable enterprise should do.'

Known for his ability to explain anything to anyone and being close to all of the significant law reforms, Professor Regan is described as: ‘The leading expert in the field of civil procedure and adviser to the top Judiciary on law reform’ by HHJ Simon Brown QC.

A passionate supporter of innovation in the industry, Regan cites Frenkel Topping’s involvement in the first ever structured settlement in UK legal history, as an example of a progressive firm.

The case of Kelly vs Dawes in 1989 acted as a catalyst with Frenkel Topping creating a further four in 1990, followed by 300 in 1991, and from there the model became ubiquitous.

Regan says: 'The great litigator and my good friend Tony Parkinson worked with Frenkel Topping to secure the first ever structured settlement in an injury case. That took ingenuity and wisdom. Awareness comes from listening to professionals be they doctors, accountants or lawyers.'