Up and Coming
Provided by James Fairburn
James joined BCLP as a trainee in 2012 and qualified into the Insurance and Reinsurance team in 2014. Acting primarily for insurers and reinsurers, James has been exposed to a broad range of issues and disputes, including:
Coverage:
Reinsurance claims arising from major losses such as COVID-19, 9/11, volcanic eruption, and other catastrophes.
Construction/property claims including from fire, water damage, and cladding/Grenfell-related issues.
Financial lines claims relating to coverage available under professional liability, W&I and D&O covers.
Defence:
W&I claims arising, typically, from alleged tax indemnity and/or accounting warranty breaches.
Professionals, including solicitors and barristers facing negligence or conduct allegations.
Insurance market, including alleged breaches of coverholder or binding authority agreements, and broker follow-on claims.
Advisory:
To pension trustees and annuity providers on de-risking transactions structured using insurance and reinsurance policies.
Policy wording advice, including redrafting products to ensure they were Insurance Act 2015 compliant.
Due diligence on insurance and reinsurance programs, including trade credit and credit default products.
Provided by Chambers
James Fairburn is a skilled insurance and reinsurance practitioner who handles a wide array of matters.
Provided by Chambers
James brings good technical knowledge of specialist insurance areas together with an understanding of what our specific commercial outcomes might need to be.
He takes a thoughtful and creative approach.
James is a very sharp and commercially astute lawyer.
James brings good technical knowledge of specialist insurance areas together with an understanding of what our specific commercial outcomes might need to be.
He takes a thoughtful and creative approach.
James is a very sharp and commercially astute lawyer.