Specialty

Our Specialty Work

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• Middle East
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• UK & Europe

• Insuring European basketball players

  Advising insurers on claims for European basketball players.

  Italy

  Olympic contingency wording

  We are experienced in handling a wide range of high-profile contingency cases, including recently advising on contingency wording for the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

  Russian Federation

  Advice on regulatory issues

  Advice on regulatory issues re life insurance/policy responding to the contingency of death

  United Kingdom

  Advising on contaminated Poppadom production

  Representing a global underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance in providing advice in relation to contaminated Poppadoms. Production of the majority of supply to the UK market was recalled or halted due to excess oil in the product

  India

  Advising on coverage, compliance with conditions precedent, misrepresentation and quantum

  We advised an insurer in relation to a claim notified by a gallery, which was subject to Indian law. The factual circumstances and claim documentation raised several points regarding coverage, compliance with conditions precedent, misrepresentation and quantum.

  India

  Advising on criminal and regulatory law considerations for recovering the artworks

  We advised a client on criminal and regulatory law considerations for recovering the artworks and entering into a reward agreement with an informant.

  United States

  Advising on loss notified under a Jewellers Block Reinsurance Policy

  Advising a client in relation to a loss notified under a Jewellers Block Reinsurance Policy for damage suffered to items during transit between Dubai and Hong Kong. We advised on the scope of various policy exclusions, the proper basis of valuation and the deductible and limits.

  United Arab Emirates

  Advising on reward payments for the recovery of artworks

  Advising a client on the recovery of artworks stolen from the residence of a private family estate. We also advised the client on the criminal and regulatory law considerations for making a reward payment for the recovery of the artworks.

  United Kingdom

  Advising on significant losses as a result of fraudulent artworks

  Acting for fine art insurers on a number of separate and significant losses in the London insurance market arising out of frauds originating in Germany, which involved the sale of an unknown number of forged works of early 20th century French and German artists. Acting for both the insured resellers and their insurers, assisting the insureds to identify fraudulent works and restore innocent buyers of forged works to their pre-purchase position.

  United Kingdom

  Art damage in storage and recovery of losses

  Assisting in the recovery of losses incurred by the owner of works by a leading 20th century painter, sculptor, print-maker and ceramicist following damage caused to a number of works stored by a well-known art packer and shipper

  Belgium
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• Loss of Angolan rough diamonds worth USD 150 Million

  Acting on an alleged loss of Angolan rough diamonds valued at approximately USD 150 million and involving the majority of the market. Acting for the UK, our team handled proceedings in both UK and New York  courts, and successfully resolved the matter by a very favourable settlement, which was a fraction of the value of the claim

  Angola

  Tunisian aquaculture jellyfish attack claim

  Advising Lloyd’s underwriters on an aquaculture claim following a jellyfish attack off the coast of Tunisia.

  Tunisia

• Recovery, salvage and sale of stolen artworks

  Liaising with the Australian Federal Police dealing with the recovery, salvage and sale of stolen artworks in Sydney

  Australia

  Groundbreaking English court decision on political risk insurance

  Advising the successful Lloyd’s underwriters in their defence of the only reported decision of the English courts in recent times relating to political risk insurance; International Lottery Management v Dumas, which relates to issues of non-disclosure and misrepresentation with respect to confiscation insurance of an investment in a lottery in Azerbaijan

  Azerbaijan

  Dispute resolution and subrogated recovery action

  Acting for credit insurers in a subrogated recovery action against the Chinese aluminium plant primary debtor and its associated debtor/guarantor companies in Hong Kong and the PRC. This matter involved complex dispute resolution and governing law provisions due to the underlying export contract and associated guarantees. As part of the rescheduling, we consolidated those provisions to enable prompt recovery in the courts of Hong Kong under Hong Kong law, such that, when the obligors further...

  China

  Numerous fraudulent multi-jurisdictional jewellery claims

  Advising on numerous fraudulent multi-jurisdictional jewellery claims, often where there have been several conflicts between the protagonists, including advising in relation to the insolvency of a South East Asia jewellery company where conflicts include possible fraud and false accounting of the staff. This is a multi-jurisdictional case, with sales having alleged to have taken place in numerous jurisdictions

  Hong Kong

  Advising on contaminated Poppadom production

  Representing a global underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance in providing advice in relation to contaminated Poppadoms. Production of the majority of supply to the UK market was recalled or halted due to excess oil in the product

  India

  Advising on coverage, compliance with conditions precedent, misrepresentation and quantum

  We advised an insurer in relation to a claim notified by a gallery, which was subject to Indian law. The factual circumstances and claim documentation raised several points regarding coverage, compliance with conditions precedent, misrepresentation and quantum.

  India

  Potential exposures from a malfunctioning microchip

  Acting for a Lloyd's market insurer in respect of its potential exposures under a product recall insurance of a Japanese electronic manufacturer regarding problems with microchips incorporated within domestic appliances worldwide.

  Japan

• Claims arising from the pesification regime in Argentina

  Advising on various claims arising out of the pesification regime in Argentina, with the focus being on whether changes to payment arrangements provided to concession holders constituted “expropriation” within the wording of the London market policy.

  Argentina

  Political risk insurer in an LCIA arbitration

  Successfully representing a political risk insurer in a LCIA arbitration relating to Venezuela

  Venezuela

• USD 4 million cash in transit theft

  Acting for London market reinsurers in relation to cash in transit losses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the theft of over USD 4 million in cash by the driver of one of the vehicles of the original insured, an armoured vehicle provider. We provided coverage advice in relation to the application of policy terms and conditions, including in respect of misrepresentation and non-disclosure arguments, under Saudi law.

  Saudi Arabia

  Entry into the Middle East market

  Assisting entry into the Middle East insurance market

  United Arab Emirates

  Advising on loss notified under a Jewellers Block Reinsurance Policy

  Advising a client in relation to a loss notified under a Jewellers Block Reinsurance Policy for damage suffered to items during transit between Dubai and Hong Kong. We advised on the scope of various policy exclusions, the proper basis of valuation and the deductible and limits.

  United Arab Emirates

• Claims over the theft of a USD 2.6 Million coin collection

  Acting for underwriters in a claim for a coin collection valued at USD 2.6 million, which was allegedly stolen from the basement of the insured’s residence,and which cast doubt on whether the collection has ever existed, what it had contained and raised issues relating to the underwriting of the risk. We resolved the claim to the satisfaction of both underwriters and the insured

  Canada

  Successfully defending the Dispute Clause in an export credit insurer's accounts receivable policy

  Successfully defending the Dispute Clause in a large export credit insurer's accounts receivable (shipments) policy for the fifth time before Canadian courts, including favourable decisions of both the Quebec and the Ontario Courts of Appeal.

  Canada

  Advising on criminal and regulatory law considerations for recovering the artworks

  We advised a client on criminal and regulatory law considerations for recovering the artworks and entering into a reward agreement with an informant.

  United States

• Insuring European basketball players

  Advising insurers on claims for European basketball players.

  Italy

  Olympic contingency wording

  We are experienced in handling a wide range of high-profile contingency cases, including recently advising on contingency wording for the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

  Russian Federation

  Art damage in storage and recovery of losses

  Assisting in the recovery of losses incurred by the owner of works by a leading 20th century painter, sculptor, print-maker and ceramicist following damage caused to a number of works stored by a well-known art packer and shipper

  Belgium

  The kidnapping of Shergar

  Advising on the kidnapping of the acclaimed Irish racehorse Shergar

  Ireland

  Recovery of stolen artworks from a museum

  Advising a client on the recovery of artworks stolen from a Dutch museum. We provided advice on the criminal and legal considerations for recovering the artworks and for negotiating any reward payment.

  Netherlands

  Advice on regulatory issues

  Advice on regulatory issues re life insurance/policy responding to the contingency of death

  United Kingdom

  Advising on reward payments for the recovery of artworks

  Advising a client on the recovery of artworks stolen from the residence of a private family estate. We also advised the client on the criminal and regulatory law considerations for making a reward payment for the recovery of the artworks.

  United Kingdom

  Advising on significant losses as a result of fraudulent artworks

  Acting for fine art insurers on a number of separate and significant losses in the London insurance market arising out of frauds originating in Germany, which involved the sale of an unknown number of forged works of early 20th century French and German artists. Acting for both the insured resellers and their insurers, assisting the insureds to identify fraudulent works and restore innocent buyers of forged works to their pre-purchase position.

  United Kingdom

  Cancellation of sporting events

  We are particularly experienced in the sporting industry, including advising on the cancellation of sporting events for reasons including flooding and earthquake

  United Kingdom

  Copyright litigation

  Copyright litigation representing insured film studio

  United Kingdom
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