Work Department

Occupational disease.

Position

Chris is a partner and head of the Occupational Disease group.  He advises in relation to the full range of disease litigation, both long and short tail, with emphasis on asbestos-related disease, occupational cancers and work-related stress and related policy wording issues. He advises insurers in relation to strategic disease litigation issues, emerging risk issues and response to government consultations on changes in the law. He also advises corporate clients in relation to corporate structure implications relating to acquired legacy disease liability difficulties and has advised corporate clients with respect to pan-jurisdiction implications of group cancer litigation strategy in other European jurisdictions.  He is also a Director of Global Insurance Law Connect, the international insurance law firm network co-founded by BLM.

Education

High School of Dundee; University of Edinburgh (1993 LLB, first class; 1994 DipLp); dual qualified in Scots and English law (1998 QLTT).