"Understanding that it's my job to solve problems for clients, and to make their lives easier, is central to how I approach client relationships."

"As a lawyer working within the insurance sector, I particularly enjoy the tangible nature of the subject matter, the broad variety of claims, the complexities associated with international work, and the inherently collaborative process by which claims are resolved.

I believe that clients like working with me because I'm good at what I do, and I care a great deal about achieving a positive result. I think clients also appreciate the fact that I try to bring some cheerfulness (or, at least, humanity) to situations that can be tense and where the stakes are high. 

The vast majority of claims on which I advise are international in nature - either because of the location of the loss, the law/ jurisdiction applicable, or the locality of the insured or insurer. I have handled claims for (re)insurers arising from losses in a wide range of jurisdictions within Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. 

At an institutional level, my job is to defend the interests of instructing (re)insurers by helping to resolve complex and contested coverage issues. On a personal level, however, my job is to undertake that work whilst doing what I can to relieve the burden on claims professionals and in-house counsel. Understanding that it's my job to solve problems for clients, and to make their lives easier, is central to how I approach client relationships."


Will’s recent work highlights:

• Advising a market of global property reinsurers in respect of a multi-hundred-million dollar loss at an aluminium plant in Saudi Arabia. 
  
  
• Defending a market of excess insurers in Commercial Court proceedings relating to the total loss of a $1.3bn oil platform in the Norwegian North Sea.
  
  
• Defending a global insurer in Commercial Court proceedings arising from a claim under a marine policy of Innocent Owners' Insurance following the seizure of oil tankers in Venezuela.