ByrneWallace LLP handles a mix of transactional, advisory, regulatory and disputes matters in the insurance field. It acts for insurers, commercial clients and public sector bodies. It also continues to advise the Environmental Protection Agency in connection with environmental impairment liability insurance policies. Jon Legorburu heads the litigation and dispute resolution group and leads the insurance team. Mona Costelloe and Louise Holmes provide additional insurance expertise.
Testimonials
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‘I work very closely with Louise Holmes. She is very professional and exceptional with clients. She understands their needs and businesses and makes telling them bad news very easy. She is very punctual, efficient and always delivers.’
Key clients
- Environmental Protection Agency
- FBD Insurance Group Limited
Work highlights
- Advised the Environmental Protection Agency on all Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) insurance policies in Ireland secured by licensed operators as a financial instrument for potential environmental liabilities.
- Advised FBD in relation to High Court proceedings, relating to the refusal of Royal London, the Life Company, to pay out on a life assurance policy for reasons of non-disclosure of material medical facts during the policy application process.
- Advised a Large Irish Public Body on a range of matters which required strategic and complex advice regarding insurance, indemnity, liability, risk identification and mitigation.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jon Legorburu, Mark O’Shaughnessy