Andrew Kelcher

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Before joining Clyde & Co’s London office in 2019, Andrew worked in-house at a global insurer where he honed his coverage skills and insurance law expertise, handling a range of large loss financial lines claims with a focus on construction disputes across Scandinavia, the US, Middle East and domestically. Andrew's time in-house has given him a unique overview of how the market works, key insurance developments and cases, and the inter-play of different policy types.

Prior to that, Andrew trained at a national UK law firm and qualified into its insurance disputes team, where he gained extensive experience dealing with a range of claims against different professions, including construction and policy coverage matters.

At Clyde & Co, Andrew now specialises in high-value claims involving architects, engineers and contractors, both domestically and overseas, as well as advising London Market Insurers on construction-related policy coverage matters.

Experience

• Defending an international firm of architects against an extensive fire-safety related claim
• Acting for UK contractors in defending cladding-related claims and associated recovery actions
• Acting for engineers on a UK overseas territory energy dispute
• Acting for London Market Insurers on cladding coverage disputes
• Defending a claim against architects arising from the design of a large mixed residential/retail development
• Advising Insurers on coverage in relation to claims arising from energy-to-waste facilities
• Acting in the defence of proceedings arising from a construction project where novel sampling arguments have been raised