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Band 2

Insurance

London (Bar)

14 Years Ranked

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Provided by Richard Harrison

UK Bar

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Richard has over two decades of experience advising on and arbitrating/litigating high-profile disputes in the insurance and reinsurance fields, including Bermuda Form arbitrations. He also acts as an arbitrator. Notable reported cases include Tesco Stores v D.A.Constable and Rathbone Brothers v Novae in the Court of Appeal and EL Trigger in the Supreme Court. He returned to the Supreme Court in Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance [2019] UKSC 16 and in 2020 acted for the Financial Conduct Authority in the Covid-19 test claim brought against 8 leading insurers. Many other high profile cases are the subject of confidential arbitration, but include claims by numerous FTSE 100 companies, international airlines and global engineering companies and major loss events including the 9/11 Attacks, the Lehman Brothers Collapse, Californian Wildfires, Grenfell Tower, Not-Petya Global Cyber Attack, major Aircraft Grounding claims and the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Richard’s opinion with Colin Edelman KC, commissioned by Mactavish with the endorsement of Lloyd’s, the LMA, IUA, ABI, BIBA, LIIBA and AIRMIC, was deployed in the House of Lords debate on the Enterprise Act 2016. It formed the basis for amendment of late payment provisions of the Insurance Act 2015.

For more information, please visit https://www.devereuxchambers.co.uk/barristers/profile/richard-harrison

Career

Robinson College, Cambridge 1987-90. Numerous scholarships. Called 1991 (Lincoln’s Inn).

Professional Memberships

COMBAR, CHBA, PNBA, LCLCBA, BILA, ARIAS Panel Arbitrator.

Personal

Water and ice-based sports, fine wine and classic cars.

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Insurance - London (Bar)
2
Band 2

Richard Harrison of Devereux is a senior junior whose practice encompasses significant international insurance and reinsurance disputes arising in all manner of industries. He regularly handles complex arbitrations.

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