Poppy Hitchen

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Poppy is an Associate in Clyde & Co's London office. Since qualifying as a solicitor in 2020, Poppy has specialised in (re)insurance litigation and international arbitration, including in relation to the Bermuda Form (usually involving New York substantive law and English arbitration procedure), acting on behalf of insurers in the Lloyd’s market, United States and Bermuda. Poppy has a particular focus on complex, high value disputes and coverage claims arising from mass torts, product liability and excess liability claims in the United States. 

Poppy also has a breadth of commercial court and litigation experience, often involving multi-party proceedings, in relation to property, liability and other insurance-related disputes. This includes two occasions in the Supreme Court, in the High Court in relation to Business Interruption litigation and for applications to court for anti-suit injunctions.

In addition to this, Poppy also regularly volunteers at the South Westminster Advice Clinic.

Poppy is awaiting admission to the New York bar after passing the bar exam in July 2023.

Experience

• Successfully representing a large U.S. conglomerate in an arbitration relating to the effective termination of a reinsurance treaty.
• Acting for liability insurers in relation to mass litigation arising from the U.S. Opioid crisis.
• Acting for an insurer in the Supreme Court (England & Wales) in relation to Test Case on COVID-19 business interruption claims.
• Acting for an insurer in defending COVID-19 related litigation by a food retailer in the High Court. 
• Acting for an insurer in successful Supreme Court (England & Wales) proceedings in relation to a dispute regarding the appointment of an arbitrator.
• Successfully obtaining an anti-suit injunction on behalf of a Bermuda insurer against a high profile U.S. hotel.