Lucy Dyson > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile

RPC
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England

Position

Lucy is a specialist in insurance and reinsurance law. She frequently advises on complex, multi-jurisdictional liability exposures including public, products and pollution liability, and product recalls. She routinely advises insurers on policy coverage issues under multinational and master programmes, excess liability, and Bermuda Form policies.

Her practice particularly involves advising on losses in the energy, mining, manufacturing, infrastructure and hospitality sectors. This includes high severity events (explosions, spillages, fires), catastrophic injuries/fatalities, product liability and long tail exposures, including occupational illness and pollution.

Beyond the UK and Europe, Lucy has significant experience advising on claims in Latin America, the Caribbean, the USA, and Africa.

In addition, she advises on policy wordings issues and product recall matters (including consumer goods, food and beverage and pharmaceutical).

Career

Work highlights

Advising Insurers on coverage issues arising from PFAS/ “forever chemicals” claims.

Advising Insurers on numerous oil spillages, explosions, fires, and infrastructure failures in Latin America, the USA, and the Caribbean.

Advising insurers on exposures arising from climate change impact claims in various jurisdictions.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation

(Next Generation Partners)

Lucy DysonRPC

The contentious insurance practice at RPC, led by Simon Laird, continues to act for notable insurers in high-profile financial lines, property and international risk cases, covering a wide range of issues including D&O, BBB, EPL and W&I insurance. The property market group is led by Victoria Sherratt, who advises on coverage disputes, particularly business interruption and fraud claims. The international risks team is led by Toby Savage and handles energy, aviation, marine, political risk and trade credit disputes. James Wickes is an expert in W&I claims and other financial lines matters, while Naomi Vary specialises in political risk and trade credit insurance claims. For casualty matters, Lucy Dyson is the go-to, and Ollie Knox is active in shareholder claim. The firm also bolstered its professional and financial risks practice with the additions of Tim Shepherd and Alys Jones from Mayer Brown International LLP in April 2024.