Ms Fiona Hahlo > RPC > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

RPC excels in insurance law, with a strong track-record in liability and professional indemnity policies and in regularly handling fatalities arising from gross negligence and corporate manslaughter. The practice is part of the firm’s wider regulatory offering, and works closely with its corporate, construction and commercial disputes departments in particular. Led by Gavin Reese and Fiona Hahlo, the group’s comprehensive expertise covers both contentious and regulatory matters.

RPC‘s product liability team has ‘the strength and depth to deal with the entire spectrum of litigated cases in this arena, including catastrophic and complex cases‘, and is particularly well known for its representation of insurers. Its broad practice encompasses claims in a variety of sectors, with a strong emphasis on the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Gavin Reese and Dorothy Flower lead the team; Flower is praised as ‘adept at understanding the interplay between the underlying issues and the insurance considerations‘, and Reese is often involved in cross-border product liability matters. Mamata Dutta, who ‘combines a tremendous intellect with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law’, and Fiona Hahlo are also key names within the group.

The general liability department at RPC fields ‘true industry experts’, with a particular focus on workplace injuries occurring in the media, leisure and construction industries. Department head Gavin Reese, commended for his ‘excellent negotiation skills’, has more than 30 years of experience representing insurance companies and corporate clients in fatal and catastrophic injury disputes. Fiona Hahlo operates in both psychiatric and physical injury claims, including cognitive injuries, while Thom Lumley specialises in amputation cases. Mamata Dutta is a port of call for psychiatric injuries, inquests, and complex  polytrauma cases.