Insurance litigation
Whatever the nature of the dispute, we won't lose sight of your commercial aims and objectives.
We advise clients on the full range of insurance claims and disputes, including:
- Coverage issues and policy interpretation
- Professional liability
- D&O and financial lines
- Complex international or multi-jurisdictional disputes
- Settlement agreements and commutation arrangements
- Run-off claims and recoveries
Of course, we don't just handle insurance matters. We can help you resolve the full range of commercial disputes that might affect your business, whether by mediation, arbitration, litigation or good old-fashioned negotiation. In addition, we can call upon the extensive dispute resolution experience of the specialists in our property, intellectual property, competition and employment teams.
We have been prominent in the field of insurance law, specialising in representing claimants against insurance companies and third parties. We receive a high level of referrals from other professionals, accountants, assessors, brokers and lawyers because of our acknowledged expertise in handling disputed insurance claims arising from denial of liability, policy avoidance and disputed claim sums.
Our Insurance Litigation Department has a vast range of expertise in all areas of insurance litigation. We have a strong track record of anticipating and reacting to the demands of the ever changing insurance market.
Our experienced department handle:
- Motor claims
- Credit hire
- Employers liability
- Product liability
- Public liability
- Fraud
- Insurers outlay recovery
- Health and safety litigation
- Investigations
- Costs disputes
Our insurance litigation team deals with high value, complex and high-profile insurance and reinsurance disputes, often with an international element. Matters dealt with include resolving insurance and reinsurance policy wording disputes, dealing with policy avoidance issues and advising on issues relating to breach of warranty or breach of condition.
These include product liability claims (and advising on product safety and recall) and professional negligence claims, with particular expertise in relation to insurance brokers. We deal with property damage and business interruption, environmental, pollution, energy and aviation insurance claims and claims under defective title and restrictive covenant insurance policies. We also advise on insurance aspects of corporate transactions and on directors' and officers' insurance policy wordings and claims.
We handle personal injury claims and advise clients in relation to product liability claims, group actions and test actions which often give rise to issues at the forefront of scientific knowledge. We advise clients in relation to major incidents and disasters as well as disease claims including stress at work.