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Lydia Savill
Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
English
Described by Chambers as “a terrific lawyer who gets the commercial as well as the legal elements” Lydia’s deep understanding of the insurance market coupled with her thoughtful and strategic approach to litigation means she is perfectly placed to help her clients successfully resolve their claims and achieve their commercial objectives.
Lydia’s practice focuses on policyholder and re/insurance disputes across a wide range of insurance classes including: business interruption, professional indemnity, D&O, fidelity/crime, cyber, property damage, product recall and construction all risks. In addition to handling claims, Lydia also advises on policy design and coverage and has particular expertise in emerging risks such as climate litigation and AI.
Outside the pure insurance sphere, Lydia also has extensive experience handling general commercial disputes, especially complex group/collective actions and regulatory investigations.
Coverage and claims advice in connection with COVID-19 business interruption claims and related reinsurance aggregation issues.
Advising a UK broker on conduct regulation compliance in light of a competition and regulatory investigation.
Acting for a multi-national bank on a claim under a crime and civil liability policy in connection with employee fraud.
Coverage and claims advice in connection with a mining company's claim under a CAR policy and delay in start-up coverage.
Acting for reinsurers of a global pharmaceutical company concerning disputed reinsurance coverage of multiple US class actions alleging personal injury.
Acting for a captive insurance company on a professional negligence claim against its broker in connection with the placement of excess layer reinsurance.
Advising on a Performance Bond guarantee and related indemnity arrangements in connection with a Columbian road construction project.
Acting for a U.S. asbestos trust in a £500m Commercial Court claim against leading international reinsurers relating to historic asbestos liability.