Ranked In
London (Bar)
Insurance
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1
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London (Bar)
International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance
(Band
4
)
London (Bar)
Professional Negligence
(Band
1
)
Profile
Specialisation: Principal areas of practice are insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence and commercial law. Recent reported cases include Bedfordshire Police Authority v Constable (insurance); Edwards/Akzo/Amec v Excess (Insurance); Gater v Naftogaz (arbritration); Pearson Education v Charter Partnership (professional negligence); CGU v Astrazeneca (arbritration); Brit v Grant Thornton (insurance); Tesco v Constable (insurance); Mopani v Millenium (insurance).
Professional Memberships: Commercial Bar Association, Middle Temple and Midland Circuit.
Career: Called to the Bar in 1977 and has been a tenant at Devereux Chambers since 1979. Appointed Assistant Recorder in 1993. Took Silk in 1995. Appointed Recorder 1996. Appointed Head of Chambers 2002. Elected Bencher of Middle Temple 2003. Director of Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund 2007. Deputy High Court Judge (QBD) 2008.
Publications: Editor of 'The Law of Reinsurance' (OUP). Contributor to 'Insurance Disputes'(LLP). Speaker at seminars on insurance and reinsurance topics.
Personal: Educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree 1961-72 and Clare College, Cambridge 1973-76. Leisure pursuits include skiing, walking, badminton, Luton Town FC. Born 2 March 1954. Lives in London.