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Provided by Siobán Healy KC
Practice Areas
Barrister and Arbitrator specialising in general commercial law disputes, including insurance; reinsurance; international trade and commodities; shipping and carriage of goods; banking and other contractual disputes; professional negligence particularly of solicitors, brokers, surveyors and accountants; arbitration and conflicts of law.
Notable cases include acting for the successful insurance brokers in ABN Amro v RSA [2022] 1 Lloyd’s Rep IR 201; acting for the claimants in the Buncefield litigation: Beazley Underwriting v Travelers [2012] Lloyd’s Rep IR 78; Carboex SA v Louis Dreyfus [2013]2 WLR 754; Colour Quest v Total [2009]2 Lloyd’s Rep 1; Dunlop Haywards v Barbon [2010]1 Lloyd’s Rep IR 149 (brokers’ duties); DHL v Erinaceous [2009] EWCA Civ 354 (rectification, joinder); Wasa v Lexington [2010]1 AC 180 (back-to-back nature of insurance and reinsurance); Encia v Canopius [2008] Lloyd’s Rep IR 79 (professional indemnity insurance); Diab v Regent [2007] 1WLR 797 (unaccepted repudiation of policy did not invalidate notification requirements); Limit No.3 v PDV [2005] Lloyd’s Rep IR 522 (forum non conveniens); Paine v Catlins [2005] Lloyd’s Rep IR 655 (fire insurance); Glencore v Alpina [2004]1Lloyd’s Rep 111 (insurance; open cover); and Assicurazioni Generali v CGU [2004] Lloyd’s Rep IR 457 CA (‘follow settlements’ in reinsurance).
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Acts as arbitrator in sports and commercial contractual disputes of all kinds.
Chambers Review
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Siobán Healy KC is widely renowned for her work in the insurance industry, particularly when it comes to professional indemnity matters. She has impressive expertise in arbitrations and international disputes, and also acts in an advisory capacity for insurance companies. Additionally, she has considerable experience handling reinsurance and political risk disputes.
Siobán Healy KC is a notable silk specialising in shipping, commodities and international trade matters including dangerous cargoes, demurrage and shipbuilding disputes. She regularly acts in arbitrations as an advocate and is frequently appointed as an arbitrator.
SiobánHealy KC of 7 King's Bench Walk earns plaudits for her mastery of arbitration proceedings. She acts as arbitrator in disputes conducted under a broad host of rules including those of the LCIA, the ICC and SIAC. She wields broad expertise, with particular knowledge of insurance and energy disputes.
Siobán Healy KC is highly respected for her arbitration and litigious work in the insurance, energy, shipping and commodities spaces. As both counsel and appointed arbitrator, she has appeared in several large disputes governed by a broad variety of rules, including those of the LCIA, the ICC, SIAC and the Bermuda Form. Healy is among a small group of silks who take on sports arbitration instructions.
Strengths
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"Siobán is very thorough, fair andpragmatic with an immense intellect and strong legal analysis."
"Siobán's an incredibly humble character but she's incredibly bright, very detailed and very hard-working."
"Siobán Healy is a stellar arbitration and shipping practitioner. She really dominates the proceedings and wins the trust of the tribunal instantly."
"Siobán is extremely dedicated, responsive and thorough."
"Siobán has a real eye for detail, with a client-friendly approach."
"Siobán Healy is very popular as an arbitrator because she's so responsive. You can feel confident that she will get an award in good time."
"Siobán is excellent. She's very knowledgeable, especially in commodities and energy arbitrations, and a very pleasant person to be in front of."
"Siobán's qualities are at the highest level that I would expect a top arbitrator to have. She's knowledgeable of the law and procedure, courteous, businesslike and unfailingly fair."
"Siobán is a top-tier choice for a tribunal. She has huge experience as an arbitrator in a wide range of challenging cases, so she is ready for anything, and she's immensely intellectual."
"Siobán dominates proceedings with her trusting, highly effective and authoritative advocacy. She is stellar in shipping and sports law."
"Siobán is excellent and very knowledgeable. She is thorough, measured and calm."
"Siobán is a go-to practitioner who has a clear knowledge of law and procedure. She is courteous, unfailingly fair and of the highest quality."
"Siobán is very thorough, fair andpragmatic with an immense intellect and strong legal analysis."
"Siobán's an incredibly humble character but she's incredibly bright, very detailed and very hard-working."
"Siobán Healy is a stellar arbitration and shipping practitioner. She really dominates the proceedings and wins the trust of the tribunal instantly."
"Siobán is extremely dedicated, responsive and thorough."
"Siobán has a real eye for detail, with a client-friendly approach."
"Siobán Healy is very popular as an arbitrator because she's so responsive. You can feel confident that she will get an award in good time."
"Siobán is excellent. She's very knowledgeable, especially in commodities and energy arbitrations, and a very pleasant person to be in front of."
"Siobán's qualities are at the highest level that I would expect a top arbitrator to have. She's knowledgeable of the law and procedure, courteous, businesslike and unfailingly fair."
"Siobán is a top-tier choice for a tribunal. She has huge experience as an arbitrator in a wide range of challenging cases, so she is ready for anything, and she's immensely intellectual."
"Siobán dominates proceedings with her trusting, highly effective and authoritative advocacy. She is stellar in shipping and sports law."
"Siobán is excellent and very knowledgeable. She is thorough, measured and calm."
"Siobán is a go-to practitioner who has a clear knowledge of law and procedure. She is courteous, unfailingly fair and of the highest quality."
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