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Casualty

The team is led by Alistair Graham, who, with almost 30 years employers’, public and occupiers’ liability experience, is highly respected in the sector, and he is our representative on FOIL’s EL Sector Focus Team (SFT).

Our casualty teams handle all types of employers’, public and occupiers’ liability claims for a wide range of organisations including; local authorities, the public sector, construction, leisure, travel, corporates, insurers and self-insureds.

Cases range from minor personal injury claims to substantial multi-party cases with complex claims for contribution and indemnity from all types of employment and sectors. The teams regularly advise on coverage issues, as well as regulatory matters involving HSE investigations and prosecutions.

The teams dealing with lower value Multi Track /Fast Track and Small Claims Track cases are supervised by partners who ensure appropriate defences are raised and cases settled swiftly with reduced indemnity spend.

Our technologies, systems and processes have been designed to vastly reduce the number of claims that litigate and then settle. Our innovative approach to the handling of such claims is straightforward and informed, with the technical expertise needed to reduce both current and future indemnity spend.

On-site support

Where needed, we provide practical and insightful on-site support in collaboration with our clients’ claims teams to enable early, informed decisions on each and every case.

We make sure it’s our clients, not claimant solicitors, who dictate the progress of a case and, with our experience, expertise and insight, help make the decisions on whether or not to defend a claim.

Pre-action disclosure

Our cost-benefit analysis helps determine whether claims should be settled, and where a decision is made to remove a claim, we help gather the required evidence and make appropriate applications for pre-action disclosure.

Alistair Graham

Alistair
Graham

Partner & Head Of Casualty

Our business strategy is wholly focused on continually improving the quality, cost effectiveness and range of services we offer to all our clients. And those clients are as varied as the cases they bring, including major corporates, insurers, construction companies, self-insured organisations, managing general agents, public sector bodies, brokers and other claims services providers.

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Our expertise

Employers’ Liability

Claims dealt with by the team are many and varied by value, complexity, subject matter and cover every sector, including construction/workplace accidents as well as complex multi-defendant actions.

Public Liability

The potential range of PL claims is enormous and it’s vital that coverage is properly reviewed and confirmed in all cases. Our experience includes the London market and handling of complex coverage issues.

Occupiers’ Liability

Across our teams, the shared knowledge and experience of occupiers’ liability and defective premises claims is impressive, including claims involving derelict properties, retail premises and residential property, as well as the personal liability of policyholders outside a property, e.g. for commercial premises, student housing, supported housing, hotels and public houses.

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