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Clare Dixon KC KC
Position
Clare’s practice encompasses the following main areas: professional liability, disciplinary, insurance and commercial litigation. At the cross over of her insurance and professional liability work come cases involving professional indemnity policies. Clare has advised both insurers and insureds on a variety of issues including policy interpretation, non-disclosure and fraud. Clare believes in taking a tough but commercial approach to litigation and relishes advocacy in all its forms.
Notable cases include:
- Matthew v Sedman [2021] 2 WLR 1232: Supreme Court decision (Clare leading Nicholas Broomfield) regarding the calculation of the limitation period when the cause of action accrues at the stroke of midnight.
- FCA v Arch Insurance [2021] AC 649: Supreme Court decision regarding the recoverability of business interruption losses arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Allsop v Banner Jones Ltd [2021] 4 All ER 397: Court of Appeal decision considering the law of collateral attack.
- De Sena v Notaro [2020] EWHC 1031: Clare (leading Hannah Daly) acted for accountants who succeeded in dismissing a multimillion pound claim following a three week trial.
- Jenkins v JCP Solicitors [2019] PNLR 21: decision on the substitution of parties for the purposes of CPR 19.5.
- Avondale Exhibitions Ltd v Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited [2019] Lloyd’s Rep IR 104: successful defence of a claim against a broker for failure to disclose material facts to insurers.
- Costain v Tarmac Holdings Limited [2017] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 331: decision on the existence, and application, of an arbitration agreement in a construction contract;
- Impact Funding v Barrington [2017] AC 73: Supreme Court decision on the interpretation of the trade debts exclusion in professional indemnity policies; and
- Employers Liability Trigger Litigation [2012] 1 WLR 867: Supreme Court case concerning the proper interpretation of certain employers’ liability policies in mesothelioma cases.
Career
MA (Oxon). Called to the Bar in 2002. Silk 2021.
Memberships
PNBA, COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association, LCLBA, ARDL
Education
Leeds Girls High School; St Anne’s College, Oxford; President of the Oxford Union; Inns of Court School of Law (BVC).
Leisure
Travel, walking (particularly in the Yorkshire Dales).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Clare Dixon KC – 4 New Square Chambers ‘Clare is a fantastic advocate. She is very persuasive and engaging. She has an ability to make complicated points appear simple, and her submissions are always clear and well-structured. Judges love her.’
4 New Square Chambers‘ insurance practice benefits from its expertise in related areas including commercial litigation, international arbitration, professional negligence and property damage, which enables members to provide a full service across the leading cases in insurance. Looking at insurance issues arising out of Covid-19, Jonathan Hough KC, leading Ben Smiley and William Harman represented Zurich Insurance Co Ltd in World Challenge Expeditions Ltd v Zurich Insurance Co Ltd which covered a dispute for a claim by a company that arranges expeditions for schools that had to cancel trips as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the team successfully seeking security for costs. The set has a firm grasp on issues of construction covering indemnity, non-disclosure, breach of conditions and fraud. David Turner KC regularly acts on insurance disputes and issues relating to business interruption insurance, while Clare Dixon KC has experience in professional indemnity and material damage.
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Clare Dixon KC –4 New Square ‘She is a strong advocate and a robust cross-examiner.’
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Clare Dixon KC – 4 New Square Chambers ‘Clare has an impressive advocacy style – she is quick on her feet, and has a calm but forceful manner. She is also good at managing difficult individuals and delivering difficult messages.’