Zoe Eastell > RPC > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Zoe Eastell

+44 (0)20 3060 6163 [email protected]

Work Department

Construction

Position

Zoe is a Partner in our insurance group and specialises in contentious construction and coverage disputes. She frequently defends claims against construction professionals including architects, engineers, project managers, surveyors, and design and build contractors. Zoe is an expert in all forms of dispute resolution including litigation, adjudication, mediation, and arbitration. She also regularly advises on complex policy coverage disputes, including disputes arising from professional indemnity and CAR insurance policies, as well as property, latent defects and title insurance policies.

Career

Publications

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https://www.rpc.co.uk/perspectives/construction/unpacking-the-building-safety-act-industry-overhaul/

Work highlights 

Acting for a major UK insurer on a highly technical multi-million-pound coverage dispute.

Acting for a major UK insurer in defending multi-million-pound arbitration proceedings.

Acting for a firm of surveyors and their insurers in defending alleged negligent advice.

Acting for a consulting engineer and their insurers in defending alleged negligent advice in an adjudication.

Acting on behalf of a contractor in defending the claim made against them in relation to alleged cladding defects.

Notable case: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/TCC/2024/1257.html –  Acting for the 6th Defendant.