Date of Birth: 1961Date of Call: 1984
Silk Date: 2003
General Information
B.A. (Oxon)
Practice
Insurance, Reinsurance, Banking, Shipping, Sale of Goods, Professional Negligence.
Recommended in the field of Insurance and Reinsurance in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 current directories.Recommended in the field of Reinsurance in Legal Business 2001 Legal Experts.
Selected Cases
Scott v. Copenhagen Re (Com Ct. Langley J and Court of Appeal [2003] EWCA Civ 885 (26 June 2003)
XL market test case about aggregation of losses of KAC aircraft and spares and BA aircraft which occurred during the invasion of Kuwait/Gulf War. The case is set to be a leading case on aggregation and when loss occurs in non-marine insurance.
Feasey v. Phoenix & Sun Alliance (Com. Ct Langley J and Court of Appeal [2003] EWCA Civ 688 (16 May 2003)
Dispute about insurable interest, misrepresentation and authority of underwriting agent. I acted for Phoenix on an issue worth U.S.$ 16 million dollars relating to authority and also provided some assistance and appeared for a day for Sun in the Court of Appeal.
Hollywood Litigation
Represented Ince & Co, instructed by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, for alleged negligence in relation to film finance insurance and reinsurance, where the claim was for U.S. $ 180,000,000.
AIG v. QBE International [2001] 2 Lloyds Rep. 268 (Com. Ct)
Dispute about incorporation of underlying jurisdiction clause into reinsurance contract referred to in several subsequent authorities.
Imperio v. C.E. Heath (Com Ct) 1999 Lloyds IR 571; [2001] 1 W.L.R. 268
The leading authority on limitation in relation to breach of fiduciary duty, in the context of reinsurance brokers.
Shinhan v. Sea Containers (Com Ct.) [2000] 2 Lloyds Rep 406
Successful claim against Sea Containers for fraud and negligence in relation to the issue of banking documentation.
AABT Rasha (CA) [2000] 2 Lloyds Rep. 575
Successful claim against insurers for balance of general average liability.
Kirkaldy v. Adrian Walker (Com Ct.) [1999] Lloyds IR 410
Successful defence of claim against underwriters in respect of sinking of a floating dry dock.
North Atlantic v. Bishopsgate (Com Ct.) [1998] 1 Lloyds Rep. 459 Accrual of cause of action under variable excess reinsurance.
The "Surf City" [1995] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 242 (Shipping/insurance - waiver of subrogation)
Aiken -v- Wrightson [1995] 1 W.L.R. 1281 (Insurance - duty of Lloyd's managing agent)
Grace -v- Leslie & Godwin [1995] C.L.C. 801 (Insurance - brokers' negligence)
The "Product Star" [1993] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 397 (Shipping - unsafe ports in Gulf)
The "Simona" [1989] A.C. 788 (Shipping)
