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Victoria Sherratt
Work Department
CPC
Position
Victoria Sherratt is head of RPC’s UK Property Team and is one of the market-leading experts in Property Insurance.
Having specialised in property insurance for nearly 20 years, Victoria has extensive experience of the UK Property Market.
She advises on the full range of first- and third-party property policies, including Property Owners, Operational PFI , Contractors All Risk and Jewellers Block, dealing with commercial and industrial risks both within the UK and internationally.
She has extensive experience advising on policy coverage and adjustment issues, defence of liability claims and subrogated recoveries ranging from jewellery theft to fires in waste processing, recycling and renewable energy plants.
Known for her commerciality, she has developed longstanding client relationships with leading UK insurers. She has a track record of providing concise, high quality advice to help insurers avoid/resolve disputes and limit exposure, and for delivering results when it matters.
Victoria is recommended by leading legal directories and insurance-focussed market surveys such as the Gracechurch Report.
Career
Trained Hextall Erskine; qualified 1999; solicitor Hextall Erskine 1999-2000; associate, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert 2000-07; associate director, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert 2007-09; partner, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert 2009-11; partner, RPC 2011.
Contributed to Tottel’s Insurance Handbook – 4th edition; Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters’ Business Interruption Wording Review.
Languages
French
Memberships
- Insurance Institute of London Property Committee
- Insurance Institute of London Research Study Committee
- Council of the Insurance Institute of London
- Chartered Institute of Insurers
- London Business Interruption Association
Education
Howell’s School, Cardiff; Birmingham University (History, BA (Hons), 1994); Bristol University (MA Legal Studies, 1996).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
(Leading individuals)Simon Laird heads up RPC‘s global insurance practice and is an expert at handling onshore and offshore commercial disputes, supporting clients in the financial services sector. The team have a strong offering in financial, liability and professional lines, property, power generation, aviation, energy and marine insurance and reinsurance lines. Property market head Victoria Sherratt handles a range of coverage disputes, with particular expertise in complex business interruption issues and fraudulent claims, while for political risk and trade credit insurance, Naomi Vary is the main contact. Financial lines market head James Wickes is a go-to for D&O, crime, warranty and indemnity claims. Other recommended individuals include Toby Savage and Gary Walkling, both of whom are authorities in energy matters; and Lucy Dyson for casualty exposures in the US, Caribbean and Latin America.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance and reinsurance litigation London > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans