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From Incident to Investigation: Protecting Your Insurance Position
28 May 2026 • 5 min read
About
Kate is a senior associate in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team, specialising in insurance, financial services and commercial disputes. She acts for clients across a range of complex and high-value contentious matters, with particular experience in insurance coverage and recovery disputes, financial services litigation, and contractual disputes.
Kate regularly advises policyholders on disputed insurance claims and coverage issues, including under professional indemnity, D&O, W&I, and property insurance policies. Her financial services experience includes complex claims involving regulated firms, professional negligence, and insurance recovery.
She also has broader experience acting in commercial and contractual disputes, including disputes arising from supply arrangements, corporate transactions, and joint ventures.
Kate has experience of High Court and Court of Appeal proceedings, as well as arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. She has advised clients in both LCIA and ICC arbitrations and has significant experience of major public inquiries and investigations.
Experience
- Insurance Recovery and Coverage Disputes: Advising policyholders on complex and high-value insurance coverage and recovery claims, including disputes under professional indemnity, D&O, W&I, and property insurance policies.
- Financial Services Disputes: Experience includes acting for FSCS as an intervenor in Court of Appeal proceedings concerning limitation under the Third Party (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 and advising firms on FCA compliance and enforcement.
- Corporate and Commercial Disputes: Acting for clients across a range of sectors on substantial contractual and commercial disputes, including claims concerning directors’ duties, supply contracts, warranties and indemnities, and joint ventures.
- Public Inquiries: Member of the senior legal team acting for Post Office Limited in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, and part of the Solicitor to the Inquiry team on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2020)
Areas of expertise
Sector focus
Office
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