Rachel Lafferty

Senior Associate

Dublin

Rachel is an insurance non-injury lawyer based in our Dublin office.
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About Rachel

Bio
  • Biography

    Rachel is a Senior Associate in our specialist insurance team, who specialises in the defence of complex, high-value professional indemnity claims against a variety of professionals.

    Rachel has a particular interest and focus on claims against construction professionals such as architects, engineers, and contractors. She has a wide range of experience advising local, London Market, and global insurers across a range of High Court and Commercial Court matters and provides coverage advice to insurers.

    Rachel is a regular contributor to firm publications and has had her work published in the Expert Witness Journal.

    Featured Experience:

    • Defending a firm of designers in respect of Commercial Court proceedings, in relation to an award winning, record-breaking structure
    • Defending a firm of architects in respect of High Court proceedings, in relation to alleged fire safety defects a commercial development
    • Defending a firm of financial advisors regarding 28 related sets of proceedings
    • Defending a firm of engineers in respect of a High Court action brought by a hospital
Sector Expertise
  • Insurance

Service Expertise
  • Professional Liability

Office Location

Dublin

  • 3 Haddington Buildings,
  • Percy Pl, Ballsbridge,
  • Dublin 4, D04 T253, Ireland

+ 353 (0) 1 231 9600

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Duties of Expert Witnesses : Duffy v McGee T/A McGee Insulation and GMS Insulations Limited [2022] IECA 254

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The Adjudication Landscape in Ireland

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When is a Collateral Warranty a Construction Contract?

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Irish Government Approves The Establishment Of A Defects Scheme For Apartments And Duplexes

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Duties of Expert Witnesses : Duffy v McGee T/A McGee Insulation and GMS Insulations Limited [2022] IECA 254

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Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022

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Withdrawal of Storm Damage Cover: Tolan -v- McLaughlin & Greaney Insurance & Anor [2022] IECA 27