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Niamh Cleary
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Position
Niamh Cleary has a broad and varied commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on aviation, insurance and reinsurance, and professional negligence. Her practice also encompasses banking and finance, public procurement, and regulatory/consumer law. She is ranked in The Legal 500 for professional negligence as a “Leading Junior” and as a “Rising Star” in aviation.
Niamh has extensive experience of heavy litigation and complex disputes, both domestic and international, as well as of large scale multi-partly claims. She is regularly instructed in the High Court both as sole advocate and as part of a wider team. She has also acted in arbitration claims under a range of procedural rules.
Instructed by various reinsurers in respect of claims under hull war risks policies, arising out of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On the Beach Limited v Ryanair UK Limited &Anor: Instructed by Ryanair in a claim for alleged breach of dominant position. Pollack v Google: Instructed in a class the action on behalf of UK publishers who have suffered loss as a result of Google’s abuse of its dominant position in the adtech sector. Inquest into the death of Emiliano Sala: Acted for aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft Inc in the inquest into the death of Emiliano Sala, an international footballer who was killed when the aircraft he was travelling crashed into the English Channel in January 2019. A v B: Acted in an LCIA arbitration relating to a political risk insurance dispute.