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Brick Court Chambers continue to be instructed on significant insurance and reinsurance cases, including Aercap v AIG (& Others), in which Mark Howard KC was involved and raised significant legal issues both about the US, UK and EU Sanctions law, and English insurance law alongside raising factual issues, concerning the effective seizure of aircraft leased to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tony Singla KC acted for Zurich Insurance in a $1bn claim arising out of the abandonment of a mobile offshore production unit in the Norwegian North Sea subject to a construction all risks policy, whereas Simon Salzedo KC is noted for his involvement in business interruption insurance cases concerning Covid-19 lockdowns.
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- 'Paul Dennison leads a strong clerking team.'
- 'The clerks provide a first rate service, Tony Burgess in particular.'
- 'Efficient and responsive.'
- 'An excellent set with many first rate practitioners.'
- 'Excellent strength-in-depth.'
- 'Talented individuals.'
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'Simon has a fierce intellect and a fluent and captivating advocacy style.'
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‘He is very responsive and produces well-thought-out and expressed advice. He is first-class.’
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‘Richard has a prodigious intellect, but also an unbelievable capacity for sheer hard work. He has a complete mastery of the technical aspects of the insurance and reinsurance industry, and is a pleasure to work with.‘