Energy
Our extensive experience enables us to understand your challenges quickly and provide effective solutions and advice. With offices across the globe, we can offer you the comprehensive legal services you need.
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Our offshore energy practice includes both offshore construction and operating risk. We understand the issues under the common builders’ risk and WELCAR construction wordings, and with operating wordings including the London standard drilling forms, the Nordic Plan (formerly the Norwegian Plan) and control of well EED 8/86.
The experienced team handles claims arising from offshore energy exploration and production and is complemented by our onshore team, with a wealth of expertise in onshore pipelines, refineries and power generation.
If fraud is identified in energy claims, our lawyers will work together to combine their expertise to deliver the best litigation strategy and a successful outcome for you.
Our expertise in offshore energy extends to offshore wind in the renewables space.
Featured experience
- Acting for London market reinsurers in relation to losses arising from an explosion on board an FPSO off the coast of Brazil.
- Acting for London market reinsurers in relation a major loss involving a Mobile Offshore Production Unit in the Norwegian North Sea.
- Acting for insurers and reinsurers in relation to claims arising from rupture and spillage from of an offshore oil pipeline off the coast of Chile.
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Energy
Across our global network, we have extensive expertise in advising insurers and reinsurers on energy insurance claims.
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Marine
Our insurance experts have you covered for the full range of risks written in the marine market.
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Renewables
Our renewable energy experts understand the challenges facing those operating in this evolving industry and regularly advise on related highly complex insurance claims.
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Transport
Our insurance experts have extensive experience in handling goods in transit issues across the UK and globally.
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What our clients say
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”A very good understanding of our business, and what the levers are to success in our markets.
Legal 500, UK 2021
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”Their legal criteria are exceptional, clear and to the point. They differ in going straight to the point, beyond filling their concepts with information that is not relevant when making decisions.
Legal 500, Latin America 2021
Energy key contacts
Anthony Menzies
Partner
London
Toby Vallance
Partner
London
José María Álvarez-Cienfuegos
Partner
Madrid
José María Álvarez-Cienfuegos
Partner
Madrid
+34 91 781 6300
jmcienfuegos@dacbeachcroft.com
Summer Montague
Partner
Singapore
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Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.
Insurance
DAC Beachcroft is recognised as a pre-eminent advisor to the insurance market, and we place a strong emphasis on the long-term relationships we build with you so that we can really add value to your business.
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Health and Social Care
DAC Beachcroft is regarded as market leaders in the provision of corporate, commercial and regulatory legal advice to healthcare providers.
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Real Estate
With 170 lawyers we are one of the largest Real Estate legal teams in the UK. Our extensive network gives us national, regional and local knowledge and access.
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Financial Services
We regularly advise product designers and manufacturers, trade bodies, and retailers, distributors and venture capitalists looking to invest in the financial services sector.
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Technology
As long-standing and trusted advisers in the technology sector, we deliver pragmatic and innovative solutions that empower you to make informed decisions about how best to maximise your success.
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Industry Specialisms
We combine our in-depth sector knowledge with astute commercial awareness and global reach.
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