Lawyers

Alison Padfield KC

Alison Padfield KC

Position

Alison is a commercial silk with particular expertise in insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence, and professional regulation including conduct and discipline. Alison’s recent court appearances include: Cohen v Lorrells LLP & Anr [2019] EWHC 32 (QB); Dorairaj v Bar Standards Board [2018] EWHC 2762 (Admin); W R Berkley Insurance (Europe) Ltd v Teal Assurance Co Ltd [2017] Lloyd’s Rep IR 259, CA (with Colin Edelman QC); O’Connor v Bar Standards Board [2017] UKSC 78; Aspen Insurance UK Ltd v Adana Construction Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 176 (with Colin Wynter QC).

Career

Called: 1992. Silk: 2018. Author of ‘Insurance Claims’ (2016, 4th edition, Bloomsbury Professional). Lawyer (référendaire) in the registry of the European Court of Human Rights, 1999-2000. Elected member of the Bar Council; Vice-Chair of the Bar Council Legal Services Committee; Trustee, Free Representation Unit.

Languages

Able to conduct conferences in French.

Memberships

COMBAR; BILA; PNBA; ARDL; ARIAS Panel of Arbitrators.

Education

BA (Oxon), Lic Spéc Dr Eur (Brussels), BCL (Oxon).

Mentions

London Bar

Insurance and reinsurance

Leading silk3
Alison Padfield KC – 4 New Square ‘Alison is an absolute pleasure to work with. She is always prepared, calm and unflappable and has a very easy manner that puts clients from all walks of life entirely at their ease.'  
London Bar

Professional disciplinary and regulatory law

Leading silk3
Alison Padfield KC –4 New Square ‘Alison is brilliant at communicating clearly and gets right to the heart of the problem. She's very solutions-focused.’
London Bar

Professional negligence

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Alison Padfield KC –4 New Square ‘Her written advice is always thorough and well-reasoned. She has good commercial sense.’