Peter MacDonald Eggers KC KC > Chambers of Gavin Kealey KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Known in the industry as the ‘leader in insurance and reinsurance disputes,’ with ‘rich history and top quality barristers of all levels,’ 7 King’s Bench Walk remains a pre-eminent set for all aspects of insurance and reinsurance work, with barristers instructed on the year’s high profile and high value cases, as well as aiding in the development of the law. During 2023, aviation litigation became one of the core areas of the insurance practice, with Andrew Wales KC, Clara Benn acting for AIG, and other members such as Rebecca Sabben-Clare KC and Alistair Schaff KC acting as opposing counsel in Aercap Ireland v AIG Europe and Lloyds Insurance Company which is the lead case begun by lessors against the aviation insurance market concerning the Russian government’s effective seizure of aircraft from foreign lessors. On top of this, members including Michael Ryan, Peter MacDonald Eggers KC, Sandra Healy and Gavin Kealey KC have been involved in the Covid-19 business interruption series of test cases, with Josephine Higgs KC acting for policyholders on Prevention of Access clauses in Gatwick Investment Ltd & Ors v Liberty Mutual Insurance. Julia Gibbon and Douglas Grant are names to watch.

At 7 King’s Bench Walk, the team is well versed in advising on a wide spectrum of complex and high-value commodities disputes, and is equally strong in handling matters under the rules of many arbitral institutions, including GAFTA and FOSFA. Richard Southern KC ‘has an instinctive feel for the commercial’. Peter MacDonald Eggers KC and Andrew Pearson are advising on a High Court case concerning a cargo of genetically modified soya-beans spoilt in transit due to a diversion from Ukraine to Turkey as a result of the ongoing war. Sandra Healy is a sought after junior in the commodities space, and Jessica Sutherland has ‘a commanding and poised presence in court‘.