Paul Wordley
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Work Department
Insurance and reinsurance practice group.
Position
Partner specialising in international insurance and reinsurance work with a particular focus on large, complex and cross-border claims. Paul is currently advising on a number of large property damage, business interruption and contingent business interruption claims in the oil and gas, mining, and comm tech sectors. ‘Chambers’ 2010 cites Paul as having a “broad-ranging insurance and reinsurance practice, with particular expertise in professional negligence and environmental litigation.” ‘Legal 500’ 2009 recognises him as a “first class lawyer”.
Career
Called to the Bar 1982; specialised in environmental and toxic related insurance coverage litigation 1982-86; director of mutual insurance management companies 1986-91; Holman Fenwick Willan 1991; qualified as solicitor 1994; partner 1994; speaker at various seminars on insurance and reinsurance matters; member of Law Society Indemnity Task Force 1999 to date; director Solicitors Professional Indemnity Limited 2000 to date.
Languages
French.
Member
Institute of Risk Management; British Insurance Law Association; Society of English and American Lawyers; City of London Law Society Insurance Committee.
Education
Highgate School; University of Bristol (1981 LLB 2(1)).
Leisure
Sport.
Practice Areas
Insurance (non-contentious); Litigation - insurance/reinsurance; Professional negligence
