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Marie Louise Kinsler KC
Work Department
Private International Law, Insurance, Product Liability, Travel, Personal Injury, EU Motor Directive
Position
Marie Louise Kinsler KC specialises in private international law. She is sought after for her expertise on jurisdiction, choice of law and enforcement in a broad range of international claims. She has particular experience in insurance, travel law cases and group claims involving environmental law and human rights.
Marie Louise has appeared in a number of landmark conflicts cases in the Supreme Court, including the Brownlie litigation [2021] UKSC 45, Vedanta Resources plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20, Iraqi Civilians v Ministry of Defence [2016] UKSC 25 and Cox v Ergo Versicherung AG [2014] UKSC. Other notable cases include: HRH Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell plc, Laserpoint v Prime Minister of Malta [2016], XL v AXA [2016] Lloyd’s Rep 420, Wall v Mutuelle de Poitiers [2014]. She is highly experienced in working with foreign lawyers in both English and foreign court proceedings as well as in arbitrations.
Clients benefit from Marie Louise’s academic work in private international law which she has pursued alongside her practice at the Bar. In recent years this has included teaching the International Commercial Litigation course at Cambridge University with Professor Richard Fentiman KC (hon). In 2021, in recognition of her expertise on choice of law, she was appointed as the National Rapporteur for the UK and Ireland for the European Commission’s 2021 review into the application of Rome II in the Member States.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Group litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Marie Louise Kinsler KC – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Superb. The undoubted choice for dealing with conflict of law issues in group claims.’
Members of 2 Temple Gardens are well-versed in group actions arising from product liability, personal injury, professional negligence, healthcare and environmental law, and have a track record of international group matters related to business human rights. Charles Dougherty is acting for World Rugby in relation to group claims brought by former rugby union players in England and overseas regarding concussions sustained during their careers. Acting on behalf of a large group of Liverpool fans following the events at the Champions League final in Paris in 2022, Alistair Mackenzie is another member that is active in the sports sector. Meanwhile, Marie Louise Kinsler KC acts for claimants in a large-scale group action by the Ogale farming and fishing community arising out of oil extraction in Nigeria after a Supreme Court ruling in May 2021 that there was a ‘good arguable case’ that Shell, in addition to its Nigerian subsidiaries, was responsible for the damage caused by leaks in the Niger delta.
London Bar > Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Marie Louise Kinsler KC –2 Temple Gardens ‘Marie Louise is an expert in this area with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and a fearless approach towards litigation.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5Marie Louise Kinsler KC –2 Temple Gardens ‘Barrister of choice for conflict of laws issues in insurance cases.’
The insurance team at 2 Temple Gardens handle all aspects of non-marine insurance and reinsurance disputes, including jurisdiction and choice of law issues, policy construction, scope of indemnity and effectiveness and scope of notifications and claims. Charles Dougherty KC, who one client noted as ‘engaging and charming,‘ is sought after for his wide experience in insurance and reinsurance claims alongside being involved in business interruption insurance litigation – he represented Allianz in Various Eateries v Allianz where he led Timothy Killen and acted for insurers in a test case brought by the owner of Coppa Club and Nocci in relation to issues of aggregation and policy periods in respect of Covid-19 business interruption loss and what business interruption losses are covered as a result of business closures during the Covid-19 pandemic. Marie Louise Kinsler KC handles cross-border insurance matters, having acted for insurers in a wide variety of claims and has expertise in contribution and recovery claims with an international element, while Neil Moody KC handles a full range of coverage disputes and is retained to advise on business interruption policy coverage issues arising out of Covid-19 lockdowns. Niazi Fetto KC and Sonia Nolten KC are 2023 silk appointments.