George regularly advises (re)insurers on defence, subrogation and policy coverage relating to product liability, energy, marine, aviation and construction claims.

George is a member of DACB’s Renewables team, which focuses on representing clients following claims related to renewable energy, along with providing advice on the associated risks. In addition, he is a member of DACB’s Transactional Liability team, focusing on disputes arising from complex warranty and indemnity claims. His transactional liability experience is supported by a previous secondment to a leading London market insurer’s Transactional Risk Insurance Products team.

George’s instructions also comprise non-insurance related disputes which often involve cross-border elements. His experience also includes a previous secondment to Unilever.

Featured experience:

• Representing reinsurers following disputes arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict concerning aircraft operated in Russia
• Representing a helicopter manufacturer following a high-profile fatal incident in 2018
• Successfully representing a wholesale supplier (tools and associated products for the construction and fabrication trade) in its claim against the manufacturer of a defective adhesive (DIPT Limited & Ors v Sanglier [2023] EWHC 426 (TCC))
• Representing insurers in a high value Construction All Risks policy claim relating to roofing defects (Sky UK Limited v RiverStone Managing Agency Limited & Ors (CL-2020-000705); and Mace Limited v RiverStone Managing Agency Limited & Ors (CL-2021-000536)), including the appeal (CA-2023-001856)
• Acting in LCIA proceedings in respect of a claim arising as a result of losses sustained following the collapse of a coal stacker, designed for use at a coal mine in Mozambique
• Representing a contractor in SIAC proceedings in its claim against another contractor arising from costs associated with a change in design during the construction of an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) regassification terminal in Malaysia     
• Providing coverage advice to insurers on a business interruption claim following a fatal explosion at an industrial gas plant in Singapore

George is a Member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (MSIArb) and is an Associate of the Royal Aeronautical Society (ARAeS).