Recent experience
- Heavily involved the PA LMX Spiral litigation: the landmark case of Sphere Drake v EIU and SCB [2003] EWHC 1636 (Comm.) and other related arbitrations
- Series of disputed international treaties regarding ABICO (Aviation Bodily Injury Carve-Out) covers culminating in an arbitration trial (2005)
- Reinsurance disputes in relation to major losses on the Cable & Wireless/Pender telecommunications programme and alleged fraud (2004-6)
- Claims against brokers for professional negligence regarding Film Finance losses
- Major reinsurance arbitration in respect of a book of long term life business culminating in trial in 2003 before a panel headed by a former Law Lord
- On jurisdiction under the Brussels/Lugano Conventions: Agnew v. LF AB (House of Lords) [2000] Lloyd's IR 317 and Trade Indemnity v. Njord (1995) 1All ER 796
- Major proceedings concerning collapse of the Ocean Marine P&I Club including Ocean Marine v. FAI and FAI v. GMR (Court of Appeal) (1999) 1 WLR 984.
- In the reinsurance field the leading cases on "event" and "sole judge" clauses: Axa v. Field (House of Lords) (1996) 1 WLR 1026 and Brown v. GIO (Court of Appeal) (1998) Lloyd's Rep IR 201.
- Impact of the Arbitration Act on incorporation of arbitration clauses: Equitas v. Trygg Hansa (1998) 2 LLR 439.
- Heavily involved in the Lloyd's litigation in cases such as Cox v. Bankside (Court of Appeal) (1995) 2 LLR 437 and Cox v. Deeny (1996]) LRLR 288.
- In the energy insurance field, the landmark case of National Oil Well (UK) Limited v. Davy Offshore Limited (1993) 2 LLR 582 on subrogration rights against co-assureds.
- Acting for the DTI against financial intermediaries re the collapse of Barlow Clowes.