Matt Andrews - Partner
Experience
- Successfully defended stockbrokers and their professional negligence insurers in proceedings arising from a circular in support of an acquisition and rights issue.
- Successfully defended solicitors in multi-million pound litigation arising from aborted substantial underlying litigation.
- Regularly acts for a top ten firm of accountants on a variety of matters.
- Successfully defended a market of insurers and reinsurers in a coverage dispute arising from a multi-million pound claim for indemnity by Tioxide Europe Ltd in respect of product liabilities (1st instance and Court of Appeal).
- Acted for insurers and reinsurers of a merchant bank involved in litigation arising from a multi-billion dollar bond offering.
- Currently acting for reinsurers in oil pollution claims arising in Asia.
- Currently acting for reinsurers in respect of Hurricane Katrina losses.
Significant reported cases
- The Guild (Claims) Ltd v Eversheds (stockbrokers)
- Tioxide Europe Ltd v CGU International Insurance PLC (insurance/reinsurance)
- Holder v Countrywide Surveyors (surveyors)
- Hubner v Symes Robinson Lee (solicitors)
Clients
- Insurers/reinsurers
- Financial institutions
- Professions including accountants, architects, engineers, solicitors
Professional
- 1991 Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia
- 1999 Qualified in England and Wales
Publications
- Regularly lectures on insurance and reinsurance
Memberships
- Forum of Insurance Lawyers
- London Solicitors Golfing Society (Committee 2004)
Office
London, Lloyd's Avenue
Telephone
020 7877 8335
Practice areas
Financial institutions
