Acting for brokers, insurers, solicitors, and professionals in the construction and real estate sectors and financial institutions, DAC Beachcroft LLP‘s professional and financial risk team offers advice on insurance issues and policy wording, and handles sensitive and substantial claims. Department head Paul Davison is a leading practitioner in the field, while Stephen McLellan advises insurers on domestic and cross-border disputes and specialises in construction and engineering disputes. With a similar practice to McLellan, senior associate Victoria Collins is a valuable member of the team, while legal director Gillian Burnett acts for London market insurers, defending claims brought against professionals, and also handles policy coverage issues.
Testimonials
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- ‘The DACB Team in Newcastle has become a strong favourite of our team when looking to outside counsel for cost effective work on brokers' negligence matters.’
‘Paul Davison has great practical industry knowledge and is fantastically pragmatic in directing the conduct of a case. While he applies his experience and leadership, he is also fantastic at brining together a team of appropriately qualified associates and at avoiding any duplication so to deliver performance advice.'
Key clients
- Zurich Professional & Financial Lines
- Markel (UK) Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for MS Amlin in respect of substantial business interruption claims arising from the Covid 19 pandemic.
- Acting in multi-party TCC litigation (c.£9m) defending an insured Employer’s Agent on substantial defects claim.