Gavin McClenaghan
Partner
Leeds
Gavin specialises in defending employers' liability and public liability claims, with over 20 years' experience in the insurance industry.
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About Gavin
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BiografĂa
Gavin acts for a broad range of clients in a number of sectors, including construction, engineering, logistics, manufacturing, energy, and hospitality. Gavin also has experience in dealing with RTA and foreign matters, and deals with complex injury and large loss claims including stress/harassment/bullying, chronic pain, assaults, and psychiatric injuries.
Gavin's relevant experience includes:
- Dealing with a fatal accident claim for an occupier stemming from horseplay by guests at a work Christmas party when one guest pushed another from height with tragic consequences
- Advising a multinational technology firm on the vicarious liability implications for purported self-employed contractors
- Defending a claim for alleged rape / sexual assault by a member of cabin crew against a pilot colleague whilst on a foreign stopover
- Dealing with a highly unusual claim involving a claimant who developed laryngeal dystonia due to adverse psychiatric reaction, after being involved in a fire on a building site. This included securing a 50% contribution from the electrical subcontractor on-site.
- Successfully raising causation arguments on a chronic back injury claim resulting in a claim of £1million being reduced to c. £50,000
- Investigating a claim for carbon monoxide poisoning at a steelworks which involved subsequent neurological complaints from the claimant. The claim was settled in full by the EL insurer but a full recovery was secured from the occupier.
- Acting as a client relationship partner for a number of 'blue chip' corporate clients.
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Seguros
Leeds
