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Angela Horne
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Work Department
Professional risks.
Position
Angela was recruited as partner into the professional risks practice group in 2003 and is working out of the firm’s London office. She continues to handle a variety of professional indemnity matters, largely on the instructions of the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (for whom she successfully handled the defence of a claim for wasted costs against two members of the Bar, in the House of Lords), Libra Managers Ltd and Aviva. Angela is currently defending a number of claims and regulatory proceedings against barristers, solicitors, insurance brokers, surveyors and other property/construction professionals. Angela also continues to receive instructions on clinical negligence and related disciplinary and criminal matters from the Medical Protection Society/Dental Protection and insurers in the Lloyds and companies’ markets. Angela also receives instructions on related insurance litigation matters, such as product liability and disease, particularly asbestosis claims, from both insurers and their insureds. She also advises on policy drafting and policy disputes, particularly in the professional indemnity and product liability fields.
Career
Trained Booth and Blackwell; qualified 1985; assistant solicitor Joynson-Hicks 1985-86; assistant solicitor Le Brasseurs 1986-92, partner 1989; assistant solicitor Clyde and Co 1992-2003, partner 1996; partner Hill Dickinson 2003; past chairman of the Dulwich Estate; deputy chairman of governors and chair of education committee of Alleyn’s School; director of SIMIA.
Member
Law Society.
Education
Alleyn’s School, Dulwich; UWE (1982 LLB (Hons)); Law Society Final Examination 1983.
Leisure
Amateur dramatics, creative writing, foreign travel, water sports.
Practice Areas
Litigation - insurance/reinsurance; Professional disciplinary and regulatory law (including police law); Professional negligence
