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Will Sefton
Work Department
Insurance and reinsurance.
Position
Will Sefton specialises in defending professionals and company directors, and advising liability insurers on policy coverage.
Will and his team act for directors facing the full range of claims, including from liquidators/administrators and investors and those involved in unfair prejudice proceedings. He advises a number of the major D&O insurers on coverage issues on both commercial and financial institution risks.
Will also defends a range of professionals, in particular lawyers and brokers. In this field, Will has experience of defending claims against firms of all sizes, from international to local, from multi-million pound group litigation in the High Court to sub-£50k claims.
Will qualified in 2002 at Clifford Chance and became a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP in 2011. He was one of the founding partners of the RPC Bristol office in January 2012.
Career
Trained Clifford Chance; qualified 2002; partner CMS Cameron McKenna 2011; partner RPC 2012.
Education
Hanley Castle High School; University of Leeds BA (Hons); University of the West of England (LPC).
Leisure
Mountain biking; cricket; football.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Insurance > Professional negligence
RPC
is experienced in investigating, defending and settling professional negligence claims, where the firm is active on behalf of an enviable client roster that includes global insurers and their insured. Rhian Howell acts as head of the Bristol office and focuses on defending solicitors and barristers against negligence claims. Matters relating to pensions are frequently handled by Rachael Healey, while Ben Goodier is a first point of contact for clients in the construction sector. Will Sefton‘s specialist areas include acting for solicitors and directors.