It is a highly personal and original book that looks at the 'flip side' of professional success: there are many guides to having a successful career, but little has been written for practitioners about how to handle the risk of being sued by a client. For the 'accused' advisors, these claims are deeply personal and even a threat to their mental health.

Shaun has spent twenty years defending professional firms who have been sued for millions or even billions - sometimes the allegations are well founded, but in other cases they represent scapegoat claims against 'deep-pocket' defendants.

The stories in The Advisor's Minefield are adapted where necessary to maintain client confidentiality. They include how a  billion-dollar claim was caused by a single mistaken word, why an advisor was sued despite having written a 'health warning' email to their client, and how a mix-up led to a client claiming millions when their yacht deal collapsed.

No, it is for any professional advisor as many of the common themes apply across the advisory professions - and any advisor may be sued by a client, whether they made a rare mistake or are being blamed unfairly by the client. The claims often run to millions, and in some cases are even worth billions.

You do not need to know legal jargon as the writing is straightforward, direct and succinct. No one relishes a risk manual, but everyone loves a story.

Deliberately short, as it is written by one busy professional for other busy professionals! The book is 105 pages in print and approximately 2 hours in audio format.

Most claims are covered by insurance, but this does not cover: (1) the firm's deductible, wasted management time and damaged reputation and client relationships and (2) the advisor's personal stress and career setback. In some cases, advisers even have a breakdown as a result of facing a claim.

Most professional advisors who face liability claims are also careful and diligent - indeed, many are experienced experts in their field. Senior Partners, rainmakers and 'Hot 100' award winners in some cases. The reality is that any advisor can make a rare mistake, or be the subject of a scapegoat claim even if they are sure they gave the right advice.

Yes, please email the publisher at [email protected]

Yes, please visit www.eliteprofessionalrisk.com or email [email protected]. As a full-time lawyer, Shaun only takes on a very limited number of in-person speaking engagements per year, and therefore his training content is primarily delivered flexibly online.