George Hammond

Associate

London

George is a commercial litigation lawyer specialising in contentious insurance matters, including policy coverage analysis, and domestic and international dispute resolution. Primarily, he focusses on claims in the aviation sector.
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About George

Bio
  • Biography

    George regularly advises (re)insurers on defence, subrogation and policy coverage relating to product liability, energy, marine, aviation and construction claims.

    George is a member of DACB’s Renewables team, which focuses on representing clients following claims related to renewable energy, along with providing advice on the associated risks. In addition, he is a member of DACB’s Transactional Liability team, focusing on disputes arising from complex warranty and indemnity claims. His transactional liability experience is supported by a previous secondment to a leading London market insurer’s Transactional Risk Insurance Products team.

    George’s instructions also comprise non-insurance related disputes which often involve cross-border elements. His experience also includes a previous secondment to Unilever.

    Featured experience:

    • Representing reinsurers following disputes arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict concerning aircraft operated in Russia
    • Representing a helicopter manufacturer following a high-profile fatal incident in 2018
    • Successfully representing a wholesale supplier (tools and associated products for the construction and fabrication trade) in its claim against the manufacturer of a defective adhesive (DIPT Limited & Ors v Sanglier [2023] EWHC 426 (TCC))
    • Representing insurers in a high value Construction All Risks policy claim relating to roofing defects (Sky UK Limited v RiverStone Managing Agency Limited & Ors (CL-2020-000705); and Mace Limited v RiverStone Managing Agency Limited & Ors (CL-2021-000536)), including the appeal (CA-2023-001856)
    • Acting in LCIA proceedings in respect of a claim arising as a result of losses sustained following the collapse of a coal stacker, designed for use at a coal mine in Mozambique
    • Representing a contractor in SIAC proceedings in its claim against another contractor arising from costs associated with a change in design during the construction of an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) regassification terminal in Malaysia     
    • Providing coverage advice to insurers on a business interruption claim following a fatal explosion at an industrial gas plant in Singapore

    George is a Member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (MSIArb) and is an Associate of the Royal Aeronautical Society (ARAeS).

Sector Expertise
  • Insurance

  • Aviation

  • Marine, Energy and Transport

Service Expertise
  • Construction and Engineering

  • Dispute Resolution

  • International Arbitration

  • Product Liability, Safety and Recall

Office location

London Skyline

London

  • 25 Walbrook
  • London
  • EC4N 8AF

+44 (0) 20 7242 1011

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