Chambers Review
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Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance - UK
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Weightmans is very good at drilling down to the core issues and providing initiative solutions to complex situations.
The firm has good negotiating skills in complicated litigious matters and provides detailed advice.
Weightmans is a firm we value for its ability to manage complex cross-jurisdictional disputes in the insurance and reinsurance markets.
The lawyers at Weightmans were effectively able to strategise the case and determine the appropriate way forward in a risk-controlled manner.
Work Highlights
Weightmans acted for HDI Global Specialty in its defence of a claim before the Court of Appeal concerning cavity wall insulation installed by an insolvent insured company. The claims were made under the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act.
Notable practitioners
Ling Ong is a notable practitioner and key contact.