Highly experienced in handling sensitive and complex issues for lawyers

Our dedicated lawyers' liability team assists our clients in minimising their claims exposures, advising on limitation of liability clauses and delivering risk management strategies.  

Our team deals with large commercial claims arising from M&A or derivatives advice, as well as claims by private clients and claims arising from pensions, corporate finance, taxation, trusts, fraud, commercial property and transactional work.

Our professional practice team is experienced in advising law firms in relation to exposures arising out of the banking crisis and in dealing with the raft of lenders' claims and pensions disputes accompanying the economic downturn. We also progress recovery actions on behalf of our clients. We are highly skilled in all methods of dispute resolution and in assisting our clients in reaching a commercial solution wherever possible.

We can assist all sizes and types of law firm in relation to claims, both domestic and cross-border. We have a strong presence in all the key jurisdictions and can assist our clients wherever they operate.

Experience/deals

  • Tout
  • Royaume-Uni et Europe
  • $65,000,000 revolving credit facility

    Acting for the borrower (the investment vehicle of an ultra-high net worth individual) in connection with a $65,000,000 revolving credit facility to fund capital calls. 

    Royaume-Uni

    £45,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the lender on a £45,000,000 letter of credit facility made available to provide Funds at Lloyd's to support a corporate member in run-off.

    Royaume-Uni

    £55,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the borrower (the UK subsidiary of a global US insurance company) in relation to a GBP 55,000,000 letter of credit facility for the purposes of enabling its underwriting arm to provide Funds at Lloyd’s 

    Royaume-Uni

    Amendment and extension of its original £106,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the borrower (a Bermudan reinsurance company) in relation to the amendment and extension of its original £106,000,000 letter of credit facility for the purpose of enabling its underwriting arm to provide Funds at Lloyd’s

    Royaume-Uni

    Refinancing of an existing £60,000,000 term loan facility

    Acting for the lender (a prominent UK insurance company) in relation to the refinancing of an existing £60,000,000 term loan facility and the residual intercreditor and security arrangements following the refinancing

    Royaume-Uni

    US$1,100,000 term loan facility financing

    Acting for the arrangers on a US$1,100,000,000 term loan facility financing a consortium bidding for the acquisition of Transatlantic Re 

    Royaume-Uni

    US$106,500,000 term loan facility financing

    Acting for the arrangers and financiers on a US$106,500,000 term loan facility financing the acquisition of an insurance company by the Enstar Group

    Royaume-Uni

    US$158,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the lender on a US$158,000,000 letter of credit facility made available to support the obligations of a prominent UK insurance company under a whole account quota share reinsurance agreement

    Royaume-Uni

    US$180,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the financiers on a US$180,000,000 letter of credit facility to provide Funds at Lloyd’s to support and stand account for reinsurance to close business undertaken through a managed Lloyd’s syndicate

    Royaume-Uni

    US$250,000,000 revolving credit facility

    Acting for the arrangers and financiers on a US$250,000,000 revolving credit facility for Enstar Group Limited

    Royaume-Uni
  • $65,000,000 revolving credit facility

    Acting for the borrower (the investment vehicle of an ultra-high net worth individual) in connection with a $65,000,000 revolving credit facility to fund capital calls. 

    Royaume-Uni

    £45,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the lender on a £45,000,000 letter of credit facility made available to provide Funds at Lloyd's to support a corporate member in run-off.

    Royaume-Uni

    £55,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the borrower (the UK subsidiary of a global US insurance company) in relation to a GBP 55,000,000 letter of credit facility for the purposes of enabling its underwriting arm to provide Funds at Lloyd’s 

    Royaume-Uni

    Amendment and extension of its original £106,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the borrower (a Bermudan reinsurance company) in relation to the amendment and extension of its original £106,000,000 letter of credit facility for the purpose of enabling its underwriting arm to provide Funds at Lloyd’s

    Royaume-Uni

    Refinancing of an existing £60,000,000 term loan facility

    Acting for the lender (a prominent UK insurance company) in relation to the refinancing of an existing £60,000,000 term loan facility and the residual intercreditor and security arrangements following the refinancing

    Royaume-Uni

    US$1,100,000 term loan facility financing

    Acting for the arrangers on a US$1,100,000,000 term loan facility financing a consortium bidding for the acquisition of Transatlantic Re 

    Royaume-Uni

    US$106,500,000 term loan facility financing

    Acting for the arrangers and financiers on a US$106,500,000 term loan facility financing the acquisition of an insurance company by the Enstar Group

    Royaume-Uni

    US$158,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the lender on a US$158,000,000 letter of credit facility made available to support the obligations of a prominent UK insurance company under a whole account quota share reinsurance agreement

    Royaume-Uni

    US$180,000,000 letter of credit facility

    Acting for the financiers on a US$180,000,000 letter of credit facility to provide Funds at Lloyd’s to support and stand account for reinsurance to close business undertaken through a managed Lloyd’s syndicate

    Royaume-Uni

    US$250,000,000 revolving credit facility

    Acting for the arrangers and financiers on a US$250,000,000 revolving credit facility for Enstar Group Limited

    Royaume-Uni

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Laura Besvinick

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Mark Beswetherick

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Anthony Brown
Anthony Brown

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Ben Brown
Ben Brown

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Clinton Cameron
Clinton Cameron

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Fergal Cathie
Fergal Cathie

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Wim Cilliers

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Sarah Clover
Sarah Clover

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