3 Verulam Buildings continues to act on big-ticket insurance litigaiton such as the Russian aviation insurance claims and Covid-19 lockdown business interruption claims. Tom Weitzman KC and Kate Holderness are acting on behalf of the Operator Policy claimants represented by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in that tranche of the multi-faceted litigation concerning aircraft effectively seized by Russia after it invaded Ukraine.  Adam Kramer KC has handled a number of Covid-19 lockdown business interruption claims, including Liberty Retail v Liberty Mutual, concerning prevention of access, limitation clauses and issues of if payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme were deductible from insurance indemnities. James Sharpe joined the team and William Edwards KC took silk in March 2025, and Timothy Killen joined the group in October 2025.
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