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Adam Fenton KC

Adam Fenton KC

Position

Adam acts as an advocate in Court and Arbitration work in the following core areas of practice: Insurance (non-marine and marine), Reinsurance, Professional Negligence, Shipping and Sale of Goods. His prominence in the insurance and reinsurance field is reflected in his involvement in the major cases of the last three or four years. He appeared in the COVID-19 test case FCA v. Arch Insurance, which was heard in the Divisional Court [2020] EWHC Comm 2448 and then the Supreme Court [2021] UKSC 1 on an expedited basis. He then appeared in a further COVID-19 test case Stonegate v. MS Amlin [2022] EWHC 2549 acting for insurers. He is currently acting for All Risk Insurers in the Russian Aircraft litigation, concerning insurance claims for western leased aircraft remaining in Russia.

Career

Qualified 1984; Queen’s Counsel 2003.

Education

Oxford University (BA).

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