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Chambers of Colin Edelman QC

QUEEN ELIZABETH BUILDING, TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 9BS, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7353 7534
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Fax 020 7353 5150
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349 LONDON CHANCERY LANE
Web:
www.devereuxchambers.co.uk
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Colin Wynter QC

Tel:
Work +44 20 7353 7534
Email:
Devereux (Chambers of Colin Edelman QC)

Position

Barrister specialising in insurance, reinsurance, commercial and professional negligence: ‘EL Trigger’ litigation and appeal [2008 and 2009]; Flexsups v XL [2009], Aegis v Continental Casualty [2008]; Brit v Italaudit & Grant Thornton International [2006] Lloyd’s Rep IR 487 and CA [2005] (to be reported); Pender & C&W v Willis [2005]; ERC Frankona v American National [2006] Lloyd’s Rep IR 157; Rendall v Combined [2006] Lloyd’s Rep IR 732; Scott v Copenhagen Re [2002] Lloyd’s Rep IR 775 and CA; Turner and Newall v Royal SunAlliance and Others [2003]; Geologistics v Financial Services Compensation Scheme [2003] 1 WLR 1696; Frans Maas v Royal SunAlliance [2004] 1 Lloyd’s LR 484; Stockwell v Outhwaite; Agnew Somerville v Wellington; Pacific and General v Baltica Insurance [1996] LRLR 8; Home Insurance v Rutty [1996] LRLR 413; Trygg Hansa v Equitas [1998] 2 LLR 439; Gan Insurance v Tai Ping [1999] Lloyds Rep IR 229 and CA [1999] Lloyds Rep IR 472 and (No 2) [2001] Lloyd’s Rep IR 291 and [2001] Lloyd’s Rep IR 667 (CA) and (No 3) [2002] Lloyd’s Rep IR 612; Caudle v Sharp; Pride Valley v Independent; Baker and Others v McCall [2001] Lloyd’s Rep IR 149; Equitas v Sirius [1999]; Gan Insurance v Tai Ping Insurance Co Ltd (No 2 and No 3) [2001] Lloyd’s Rep IR 667; Mabey v Johnson Ecclesiastical and Others [2001] Lloyd’s Rep IR 369; and Colonial v Chung [2000] (privy council); New Hampshire v ?Oil Refineries Ltd [2002] Lloyd’s Rep IR 462; goods in transit (Cicateiello v Anglo European) [1994] ILLR 678; commercial litigation: Stephenson v Rogers [1999] 2 WLR 1064; Governor of Bank of Scotland v Butcher CA [1998]); Virdee v National Grid (employment); professional negligence: Lambert v West Devon BC; Fresher Foods v Lambert.

Career

Called Inner Temple 1984; publications: author of insurance chapter in ‘Law & the Business of Sport’ David Griffith-Jones (Butterworths 1997); various lectures and seminars on insurance, reinsurance and conflicts of law.

Languages

Fluent French.

Member

COMBAR.

Education

Cranbrook School; London School of Economics (1982 LLB first class Hons); Cambridge University (1983 M Phil).

Leisure

Real sports (ie not golf or anything on ice, snow or water, and nothing ‘synchronised’), eating good food, travel, fine wine.

Practice Areas

Litigation - commercial; Litigation - insurance/reinsurance; Professional negligence

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