Fladgate LLP
The ‘outstanding, unflappable’ Garbhan Shanks leads the team at Fladgate LLP, ‘known for the clarity of his advice and robustness of approach’. The team has experience advising on Covid-19 related claims for a range of industries, from retail and leisure to care homes and construction, an area in which senior associate Naomi Hall has particular strength. Additionally, it has expertise in coverage disputes including employers’ liability, political risk, corporate crime and cyber insurance. ’Accomplished’ senior associate Harriet Chopra has notable expertise in the pharma industry, advising US policyholders on a issues including Bermuda Form arbitrations. The firm’s construction-related policyholder offering is headed by David Weare.
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‘Full time dedication to representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, a rarity in the London market.’
‘Garbhan Shanks is smart, savvy, thoughtful, creative, and dedicated to the profession.'
'Harriet Chopra is accomplished, on top of all of the facts, and sharp.’
‘Garbhan Shanks is an outstanding, unflappable lawyer known for the clarity of his advice and robustness of approach when representing clients.’
‘The team work well as a unit and are responsive.’
‘Harriet Chopra is great. Her legal knowledge is good and her judgment on questions of strategy is excellent.’
'Garbhan Shanks has built up an excellent team with real strength in depth. They have continued to grow and thrive following the move from Michelmores. Garbhan has particularly strong links in the litigation/arbitration funding sphere, which offers additional opportunities for work. Garbhan is very commercial and practical and has an easy manner with clients.'
Key clients
- Specialised Vessel Services Ltd
- Ecobat
- Gupta Family Group Alliance
- Wyelands Capital
- Houlder Ltd
- Ibérica Restaurants
Work highlights
- Acting for Specialised Vessel Services Ltd as policyholder in the High Court broker professional negligence claim relating to H&M and P&I insurance in respect of a vessel which collided and sunk off the coast of Nigeria.
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Garbhan Shanks