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Wordley Partnership Offices
11 Leadenhall Street
EC3V 1LP
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Paul Wordley
Position
Partner
Career
I am one of the founding partners of Wordley Partnership, having been a partner in a major international law firm where I was a member of the Management and Strategy Boards respectively.
My practice and expertise is geared towards advisory, complex claims, dispute resolution and coverage issues in the international insurance and reinsurance markets, acting for policyholders, insurers, brokers, intermediaries and reinsurers. I also act for clients in significant commercial disputes around the world.
My particular areas of expertise are in the oil, gas, mining, marine, construction and TMT sectors. I have been involved in a number of high-profile international insurance and reinsurance claims in recent years and have also advised on a number of recent major oil, gas and mining claims.
I have significant mediation experience having represented clients in several successful multi-million-dollar mediations.
I has advised on or conducted numerous arbitrations pursuant to ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICSID, SCC, LMAA and ad hoc arbitration regimes worldwide.
To my surprise I am recommended by expert legal directories as ‘exceptional’ and apparently I am a thought leader in the natural resources insurance and reinsurance world.
I was a member of the Law Society Indemnity Task Force which oversaw the ending of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund monopoly and the introduction of the primary commercial insurance regime to the provision of solicitors’ PI. I am a founder member and director of the Mining Insurance Risk Association.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Professional negligence
Having been established in 2019, Wordley Partnership houses a professional negligence team that is made up of former lawyers from HFW and Clyde & Co. Paul Wordley is skilled in advising on coverage disputes, as well as error and omission claims. With more than three decades of experience, Simon Schindler is another prominent member of the team who handles claims relating to insurance brokers.
London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
Formed by joint practice heads and insurance specialists Paul Wordley, Graham Denny and Alison Proctor, insurance and reinsurance boutique Wordley Partnership is praised for its insurance litigation capabilities, particularly in relation to cross-border disputes. Fellow practice co-heads Costas Frangeskides and Simon Schindler advise on coverage issues and third-party liability, property claims and specialist lines, respectively.
London > Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
Wordley Partnership continues to establish itself, operating at the forefront of some of the most significant matters affecting the insurance market, including a number of COVID-19 business interruption matters. The team is bolstered by its ability to handle significant cross-border mandates. The team is jointly led by Paul Wordley, Graham Denny, Alison Proctor, Costas Frangeskides and Simon Schindler, who all have extensive experience and expertise across a number of sectors covering a range of insurance advisory work and disputes.
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Firms to watch)Wordley Partnership‘s international arbitration practice features former HFW practitioners, including: international arbitration specialist Paul Wordley; Costas Frangeskides, whose track record encompasses a large number of institutional arbitrations; Graham Denny, an expert in large-value disputes; and Alison Proctor, whose expertise covers the resolution of energy, power, property, natural resources and casualty risk-related disputes.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Firms to watch)Wordley Partnership is distinguished by its strong focus on the insurance sector. Paul Wordley, experienced in both insurance and reinsurance disputes, is among the key names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insurance litigation: for policyholders London > Insurance
- Insurance and reinsurance litigation London > Insurance
- Professional negligence London > Insurance
- Firms to watch London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Firms to watch London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration