Overview
We regularly advise on complex coverage issues involving energy, mining, manufacturing, infrastructure and hospitality risks. This includes multinational policies, commercial general liability, umbrella, Bermuda Form, and other excess liability coverages as well as reinsurance.
We are experienced in domestic and international litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
Our work includes advising on all types of liability claims faced by an insured, from personal injury and property damage to claims by employees and the users of products, and pollution losses.
We take great care in looking after the relationships between our (re)insurer clients and all other stakeholders, including brokers and adjusters.
When dealing with international losses, our aim is to provide an early analysis of the potential exposure and to tailor our approach to guide the response to the claim appropriately. Often this means being proactive in looking for ways to reach an early resolution in jurisdictions where litigation can be long.
Our experience includes:
- Mining
- Oil pipeline ruptures and spillages
- Gas liability and pipeline rupture
- Construction and infrastructure
- Product liability and recall
- Public liability
- Long tail (disease, abuse claims, legacy accounts)
- Aviation
- Pollution
Featured experience
- Acting in London arbitration proceedings for excess insurers on a coverage dispute arising from an explosion at a waste treatment facility in Idaho.
- Advising OCIP primary and excess insurers in relation to coverage following pollution incident at a refinery in USVI.
- Representing excess insurers in relation to policy response from class actions (US, Canada, Kenya and Australia) related to the use of paraquat.
UK Casualty
Our market-leading Casualty team acts for composite insurers, London market and run off insurers, providing deep and broad expertise across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Casualty Fraud
Our dedicated employers and public liability (EL/PL) fraud lawyers defend businesses from opportunistic and organised fraudulent claims with innovative solutions.
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Casualty Injury
Our experienced disease team advises the UK’s major insurers and corporates with specialist experience in unusual disease claims and exposure cases.
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Disease
Our experienced disease team advises the UK’s major insurers and corporates with specialist experience in unusual disease claims and exposure cases.
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International Personal Injury
As a full-service law firm with global reach, we are market leaders in all aspects of international personal injury.
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Large Loss Liability
As a market leading casualty team, we handle highly complex large loss claims on a global basis.
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Recoveries
As part of our full breadth insurance offering, we created a dedicated recovery team which is now the largest in the UK.
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Who we are
Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.
Insurance
DAC Beachcroft is recognised as a pre-eminent advisor to the insurance market, and we place a strong emphasis on the long-term relationships we build with you so that we can really add value to your business.
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Health and Social Care
DAC Beachcroft is regarded as market leaders in the provision of corporate, commercial and regulatory legal advice to healthcare providers.
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Real Estate
With 170 lawyers we are one of the largest Real Estate legal teams in the UK. Our extensive network gives us national, regional and local knowledge and access.
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Financial Services
We regularly advise product designers and manufacturers, trade bodies, and retailers, distributors and venture capitalists looking to invest in the financial services sector.
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Technology
As long-standing and trusted advisers in the technology sector, we deliver pragmatic and innovative solutions that empower you to make informed decisions about how best to maximise your success.
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Industry Specialisms
We combine our in-depth sector knowledge with astute commercial awareness and global reach.
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