K&L Gates LLP
The insurance recovery and counselling team at K&L Gates LLP is led by Sarah Turpin, who navigates ‘the greatest issues with a steady hand’. It has experience assisting policyholders not only in dispute resolution but also with non-contentious advice including policy wording. The firm’s international reach supports its cross-border work in this area, including expertise regarding Bermuda Form claims, an area in which Ian Meredith specialises. The team also has experience in D&O liability, professional liability, cyber risk and property and business interruption – including claims arising from the Covid-19 lockdown. Matthew Smith has particular expertise regarding the construction industry.
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- 'Sarah Turpin has the class, expertise and leadership to navigate the greatest issues with a steady hand.'
Key clients
- Hyve Group plc
- Republic of France
- Far East Façades (UK) Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Hyve Group plc on insurance claims under an Event Cancellation insurance policy following the postponement/cancellation of a number of market leading exhibitions and events and as a result of government imposed restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Representing the Republic of France in a series of court and arbitral proceedings that arise out of the loss of the oil tanker the M/T Prestige in Nov 2002 and the resulting major oil spill.
- Representing FEFUK in two proceedings issued urgently out of the High Court’s Technology and Construction Court and Insolvency and Companies List.
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Sarah Turpin