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2 Temple Gardens Offices
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9AY
England
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Lucas Fear-Segal
Work Department
Art, Cultural Property & Luxury Assets, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Insurance & Reinsurance, Life & Health, Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Property Damage
Position
Lucas Fear-Segal’s practice is focussed on insurance, property damage, and professional negligence claims.
Career
Year of call 2014
Education
BA (First Class), Robinson College, Cambridge
GDL (Distinction), City University
LLM (Distinction), Queen Mary
BPTC (Outstanding), City University
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Lucas Fear-Segal –2 Temple Gardens ‘Lucas is clever, diligent and always to keen to tackle the most difficult parts of the case. He is recommended for his legal acuity, enthusiasm and ability to get his clients out of the tightest of corners.’
The insurance practice at 2 Temple Gardens handles a plethora of insurance and reinsurance cases, from all aspects of non-marine insurance and reinsurance disputes, to scope of indemnity, non-disclosure and aggregation. Members frequently act for and against insurers and deal with all commercial policies, including those covering liability. The set has been involved in the Covid-19 business interruption cases, with Charles Dougherty KC acting in the case of Various Eateries v Allianz which concerned which business interruption losses are covered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Neil Moody KC ’s expertise extends to construction related litigation, while Lucas Fear-Segal has been involved in several precedent setting international insurance cases, and is regarded for ‘being able to offer comprehensive and clear advice on complex areas of law. Of note, the set also has niche experience in life and health insurance, bloodstock insurance and terrorism insurance. Kate Legh and James Partridge are names to watch.
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Lucas Fear Segal – 2 Temple Gardens ‘He is a pragmatic analyst and a strong advocate.’
Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial
(Leading juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Lucas Fear-Segal – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Well ahead of his years of call, instructing Lucas is like getting the right counsel at the right time for any type of commercial (re)insurance dispute. When working with a team, he is often the key member of such team, with consummate knowledge and an amazing knack of working through problems with ease and making everyone around him comfortable.’
Clients praise 2 Temple Gardens as a ‘fantastic set’ and point out its expertise in ‘professional indemnity and insurance/reinsurance issues’. The set is active in the DIFC where Charles Dougherty KC recently led Timothy Killen in Lals Holding v Emirates Insurance and SIACI Insurance Brokers, the first business interruption insurance case of its type in the jurisdiction. The team also covers work in the ADGM recently, such as in Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers Ltd and Ors v Global Private Investments Ltd where Doughty KC led Lucas Fear-Segal in a diminution in value claim.