Bronwen Courtenay-Stamp
Trowers & Hamlins LLPThe PI team at Trowers & Hamlins LLP is based in Exeter and is well-equipped to act for claimants injured overseas in claims brought against tour operators, airlines, and cruise lines. It also has experience in acting for claimants who have been injured in road traffic and ski-related accidents abroad. In addition to its claimant work, the team ably handles litigious defendant matters involving complex liability disputes. Ian Brown has capabilities in both contexts; Tom Sampford has a specialism in overseas clinical negligence cases and Bronwen Courtenay-Stamp leads the team and is noted by clients as being ‘the grand dame of travel litigation’.
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Testimonials
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‘This team litigates travel and cross-border claims for both claimants and defendants, and across the entire range of claims, from cross-border road traffic to skiing to package claims to cosmetic surgery.'
'A highly experienced and knowledgeable team, made all the more so by its knowledge sharing. It is also very client-led and puts the client front and centre.’
‘Bronwen Courtenay-Stamp is the grand dame of travel litigation, ably assisted by Ian Brown and Tom Sampford in particular but the entire team is extremely able.'
‘A small team benefiting from an extraordinary depth of talent and knowledge across all elements of cross-border disputes.’
‘Ian Brown is a fantastic, commercially-savvy litigator. He is a delight to work with, very well-liked by colleagues and opponents, and achieves fantastic results.’
‘Approachability of the team which has demonstrable understanding of all aspects of travel insurance. Very-well rated within the industry’
‘Very good at providing options and stating the approach they would recommend rather than sitting on the fence. Always willing to help regardless of the complexity of the case.’
Key clients
- ARC Legal Assistance Ltd
- Collinson Group
- Millstream Underwriting Limited
- Allianz Insurance
- Great Lakes Insurance SE
- Mapfre
- Avid Insurance Services Limited
- AXIS
- Claims Settlement Agencies
- CEGA
- Great Lakes Insurance SE
- ARCH Insurance
Work highlights
- Acted for the defendant insurers in the defence of a ski liability claim arising out of an accident in France.
- Acted on behalf of two claimants who were injured in a road traffic accident in Barbados.
- Acting for the families and insurers of a British couple who were killed in a helicopter crash in Australia.
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Bronwen Courtenay-Stamp