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Our insurance and risk lawyers have the breadth of experience and ability to deal with every type of liability claim.

From traditional areas such as casualty, employer's and public liability, professional negligence, catastrophic injury, motor, marine and shipping, clinical negligence, product liability, indemnity disputes, property damage and occupational disease to emerging areas such as stress, abuse, fraud, environmental, COVID-19, cyber risk and business interruption we know the pressures facing both the insurance industry handling claims and businesses dealing with these operational and reputational risks.

Our team is experienced in handling claims from first notification of loss through to conclusion either within or out with the court process. We deliver a bespoke service designed to help our clients choose the right strategy for the risk in question.


We are regularly instructed to handle high value or sensitive claims from the very outset providing holistic crisis support as required. Our team is augmented by our in-house set of solicitor advocates.



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What the Team is Known For

Brodies fields a broad spectrum of contentious insurance expertise, handling everything from complex property and casualty cases through to significant marine, offshore and construction losses. Lawyers within the team are capable of handling high-value claims for major insurers as well as matters on behalf of key policyholder clients. The firm offers significant specialist knowledge of the Scottish insurance market as well as considerable experience in cross-border matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Brodies acted for Ukraine's Export Credit Agency in the formation of a new unity insurance facility, providing coverage for grain and goods transportation through the Black Sea.

Strengths

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Brodies are a Scottish institution.

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All queries and enquires brought to Brodies are dealt with speedily and accurately.

Insurance respondent
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Brodies are really capable, handling a lot of different areas within construction and insurance.

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Notable Practitioners

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Carly Forrest
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Carly Forrest
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Carly Forrest is a solicitor advocate with many years' experience handling insurance claims on behalf of insurers. She is particularly adept at managing complex injury claims.

Carly articulates positions to her clients exceptionally well, extrapolating legal jargon to allow her client to fully understand.

Carly is quick to understand the issues, regardless of sector ‒ she's a class act.

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Duncan MacLean
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Duncan MacLean
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Duncan MacLean heads the insurance and risk group at Brodies. He is well regarded for his ability to represent marine liability insurers in a wide variety of claims ranging from P&I to business interruption.

Duncan brings excellent knowledge, guidance and advice.

Duncan offers detailed work and he is responsive.

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Carly Forrest
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Carly Forrest
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Duncan MacLean
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Duncan MacLean
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