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In today’s increasingly complex and highly regulated financial markets, providing finance and giving security within the insurance sector continues to be challenging.
In today's increasingly complex financial markets, our dedicated banking and finance practice is well placed to advise both borrowers and lenders on the issues that surround the re/insurance industry. Undertaking a measure of due diligence, and then understanding the impact of the proposed financing and strength of the security to be given or obtained, is vital to a successful lending. Clyde & Co has a unique perspective on this and is therefore able to ensure that the expectations of both lenders and borrowers are met.
Our client base extends across the financial and insurance sector including banks, building societies, finance boutiques, insurance brokers, insurers, underwriting agents, capital providers, export credit agencies and asset managers.
Our banking and finance team has already amassed considerable experience of providing advice to large and complex organisations but we also have several distinctive features which together set us apart in our legal offering. These include our specialist knowledge of Lloyd’s, the PRA and FCA and the regulatory framework that the UK insurance industry operates in and how this impacts on banking and finance transactions within the industry and our specialist experience of the structural and regulatory aspects of the Islamic insurance sector (Takaful), including in relation to issues of Shari’a compliance.
Our wide ranging expertise includes the following areas:
We place as much emphasis on practical experience as on our legal know-how. Our strengths lie in our determination to get to know our client's insurance business from the bottom up, our commitment to providing maximum efficiency at competitive prices and our truly seamless and global service.
Advising on a claim against a solicitor for breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty. The claim raised significant issues regarding scope of duty, conflict of interest and causation in addition to a number of policy issues which also arose
Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required
Advising a solicitors firm on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty. The firm allegedly failed to carry our adequate due diligence around transactions which led to the client being defrauded by a substantial amount
Advising a London law firm on a claim related to advice given on a high value property acquisition
Advising a top tier, international law firm against a complex professional negligence case relating to legal opinions provided to their client. This matter included cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional advice
Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction
Acting in a multi-million claim brought against a Jersey-based firm of solicitors acting as trustee in a family trust which was the subject of a dispute between settlor and beneficiaries
Acting for a magic circle law firm in relation to a complex negligence claim (EUR 60 million) arising out of the restructuring of a pan-European motor distribution network
Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided
Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work
Advising on a claim against a solicitor for breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty. The claim raised significant issues regarding scope of duty, conflict of interest and causation in addition to a number of policy issues which also arose
Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required
Advising a solicitors firm on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty. The firm allegedly failed to carry our adequate due diligence around transactions which led to the client being defrauded by a substantial amount
Advising a London law firm on a claim related to advice given on a high value property acquisition
Advising a top tier, international law firm against a complex professional negligence case relating to legal opinions provided to their client. This matter included cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional advice
Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction
Acting in a multi-million claim brought against a Jersey-based firm of solicitors acting as trustee in a family trust which was the subject of a dispute between settlor and beneficiaries
Acting for a magic circle law firm in relation to a complex negligence claim (EUR 60 million) arising out of the restructuring of a pan-European motor distribution network
Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided
Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work
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