Fenchurch Law

Insurance

Senior Associate

Anthony is a Senior Associate who specialises in insurance disputes for policyholders with a particular focus on Construction & Property Risks across various sectors, including the energy, waste and manufacturing markets. He is part of the firm’s Covid team and has been heavily engaged in high-profile BI claims in recent years. 

Anthony has written extensively about BI claims and other important insurance coverage issues in the past year, some recent examples of which include:

Commercial Court grounds War Risks insurers in landmark Russian aircraft judgment

The elephant in the room: and it’s not the Secretary of State

A twist in the tale!: – the Court of Appeal throws up some surprises in the “At the Premises” judgment

Anthony has a wealth of experience in complex and high-value litigated claims, frequently settled on favourable terms. He also has acted on a number of matters which have gone to trial, including several Court of Appeal cases. Recently Anthony has continued to act on several cases of significant market importance, including:

• Acting for a multinational travel provider in relation to an appeal brought against it following the successful recovery of c.£10 million in High Court proceedings.

• Acting for the UK’s largest theatre group in relation to its claim for over £30 million in losses arising from the Covid pandemic.

• Advising a large waste to energy facility on its high-value coverage dispute with insurers in respect of damage to integral parts of machinery causing extensive BI losses.

• Acting for a large shipping company in relation to its coverage dispute with insurers following storm damage to infrastructure.

• Acting for one of the UK’s most popular leisure providers in its claim for losses over £50 million resulting from its insurer’s refusal to confirm cover for Covid BI losses.

• Advising a well-known fishing company in respect of claims under its P&I policies.

• Advising a property developer in respect of its £6 million+ DSU claim.

Anthony is a member of Lloyd’s Marine & Energy Under 35’s group and the London Business Interruption Association. He is also a committee member of the British Insurance Law Association Young Professionals sub-group. 

Anthony studied law at Sussex University before completing his LPC at BPP (Holborn).