Overview
Our team advises insurers, manufacturers and producers from a wide range of industry sectors including consumer goods, medical devices, agrochemicals, food and drink, telecoms, biotechnology, automotive, mining and construction.
Our team extends across the UK and globally, to deliver a seamless instant and co-ordinated response in crisis situations.
We have been involved in the development of group litigation in the UK, working on the management and strategy of complex claims.
The high profile nature of these instructions has resulted in us advising on novel and innovative questions of law and procedure.
The team has extensive expertise advising on all aspects of related insurance policy coverage, including product liability, product guarantee, recall and contamination insurance, whether under standalone covers or global programmes.
We are experts at advising manufacturers throughout a product's life cycle from research and development to marketing and regulatory compliance.
We also advise in relation to consumer protection issues, supply chain, contractual and indemnity issues, relationship management, reputation and brand protection, jurisdictional and cross border issues and document retention.
Featured experience
- Representing excess insurers in relation to class actions in US and worldwide arising out of alleged link between herbicide and Parkinson's disease.
- Representing insurers on liability and recall coverage issues in light of defective windscreen panels being installed by an automobile manufacturer.
- On the morning of the tragic fire DACB were instructed on behalf of Rydon Maintenance Ltd (“RML”) the Design and Build contractor retained by the local authority to undertake the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower. A Public Inquiry into the fire was announced the following day and RML was subsequently designated a core participant in the Inquiry. DACB continues to advise RML throughout the Inquiry as well as in respect of all parallel civil and regulatory proceedings.
- Advising insurers in arbitration proceedings relating to coverage under a Restaurant Contamination policy following a salmonella outbreak at a major US fast food chain, involving chicken produced in China.
- Advising excess insurers in relation to coverage issues arising from the sale and supply of GMO corn in China.
- Advising multinational automotive manufacturers on product regulatory and potential liability issues following fatal accidents and regulatory investigations.
Advocacy
Our in-house barristers chambers delivers quality in-house advocacy and advisory services.
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Aviation and aerospace
With significant global aviation expertise, we offer high-quality, specialist and cost-effective advice on any aviation-related insurance issues you face.
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Civil Liberties, Public Bodies and Specialist Liability
With many years' experience acting for the public and private sectors in these complex, and sensitive areas, we offer expert advice across discrimination and Equality Act claims, abuse and social services claims, unlawful detention, and Deprivation of Liberty claims (DoLS).
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Construction and Engineering Disputes
Our highly experienced global team delivers a consistent, quality claims experience across the full range of construction and engineering risks.
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Contingency and Event Cancellation
As leading lawyers in the insurance sector, we can advise on any issues relating to contingency claims and event cancellation/non-appearance claims.
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Costs
We deliver costs expertise for you with deep experience and use of knowledge that underpins our whole business.
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Counter Fraud
Our Counter Fraud team is the most digitally advanced in the UK with huge strength and scale comprising of 100 lawyers in all UK jurisdictions.
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Cyber and Data Risk
We provide a full-service solution, tackling the full spectrum of cyber and data risks faced, and insured, by our insurance sector clients.
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Data, Privacy and Cyber in Insurance
The combined skills of our Insurance Advisory and Data, Privacy & Cyber practices means that we are uniquely placed to advise on both legal and practical challenges.
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D&O and Financial Institutions
Our extensive experience from across the globe covers both financial institutions and commercial Director & Officers (D&O) matters.
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Employment Practices Liability
Our market leading employment practice includes a specialist Employment Practices Liability (EPL) team who support UK and global insurers
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Insurance Advisory
As a firm with insurance at the heart of its business, we understand the regulatory challenges faced by insurers, brokers and distributors.
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International Casualty
Our market leading team acts for primary and excess insurers and reinsurers in London, Europe, Bermuda and the US.
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UK Casualty
Our market-leading Casualty team acts for composite insurers, London market and run off insurers, providing deep and broad expertise across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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International Personal Injury
As a full-service law firm with global reach, we are market leaders in all aspects of international personal injury.
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Legal Indemnities
Our specialist Legal Indemnities team advises on claims against all types of legal indemnity policies. We also provide a claims-handling service.
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Life Sciences
Our life sciences team advises many of the UK’s leading pharmaceutical companies, medical device, software, and AI manufacturers, as well as consumer healthcare suppliers and their insurers.
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Marine, Energy and Transport
Our marine, energy and transport insurance practice has global expertise to advise you with practical and commercially focused advice.
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Motor
Our specialist insurance lawyers make up one of the largest national motor teams in the UK.
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Policy Wording
As a market leading specialist with a truly international platform, we advise the insurance sector on all product governance and policy wordings to help manage your risk.
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Political Risk, Trade Credit and Political Violence
We advise on the physical and financial impact of political risk, from war and terrorism to nationalisation, confiscation, expropriation and deprivation.
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Product liability, safety and recall
Our experts advise on all aspects of product liability, safety and recall and can help you manage the full range of risks involved.
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Professional Liability
Our leading professional liability team maintains an unparalleled reputation for protecting the interests of professional services firms.
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Property
We act for market leaders across sectors as diverse as commercial, residential, real estate, local authority, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, construction, energy and waste management. Our team is experienced in policy coverage disputes, subrogated recoveries, defence of property damage claims and reinsurance disputes.
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Reinsurance
With a unique position in the reinsurance market, as long-term trusted advisers for the insurance sector, we deliver innovative solutions with a commercial perspective.
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Strategic Advisory
Our strategic advisory team uniquely offers market insight on reforms together with commercial and regulatory advice in the claims space.
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Transactional liability
As a leader in the insurance sector, our transactional liability team provides a full range of services to transactional liability insurers.
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Travel and tourism
Our team handles travel and tourism claims with an international focus. We act for overseas and UK motor liability insurers, overseas hotels, airlines, and more.
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Qui sommes-nous ?
Pourquoi choisir DAC Beachcroft ?
Nous sommes un cabinet commercial à large assise, au service d'un grand nombre de secteurs, avec un solide héritage dans les domaines de l'assurance, de la santé (
) et de l'immobilier. Nous combinons d'excellentes compétences juridiques et une expertise de pointe en matière d'exécution pour concevoir des solutions
qui répondent aux besoins de nos clients - souvent en utilisant intelligemment la technologie.
Services financiers
Nous conseillons régulièrement des concepteurs et des fabricants de produits, des organismes professionnels, des détaillants, des distributeurs et des investisseurs en capital-risque souhaitant investir dans le secteur des services financiers.
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Santé et soins sociaux
DAC Beachcroft est considéré comme le leader du marché dans la fourniture de conseils juridiques aux prestataires de soins de santé en matière de droit des sociétés, de droit commercial et de droit réglementaire.
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Spécialités sectorielles
Nous combinons notre connaissance approfondie du secteur avec une conscience commerciale astucieuse et une portée mondiale.
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Assurance
DAC Beachcroft est reconnu comme un conseiller de premier plan sur le marché de l'assurance, et nous mettons l'accent sur les relations à long terme que nous établissons avec vous afin d'apporter une réelle valeur ajoutée à votre entreprise.
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Immobilier
Avec 170 avocats, nous sommes l'une des plus grandes équipes juridiques du Royaume-Uni dans le domaine de l'immobilier. Notre vaste réseau nous permet d'accéder à des connaissances nationales, régionales et locales.
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Technologie
En tant que conseillers de longue date et de confiance dans le secteur des technologies, nous proposons des solutions pragmatiques et innovantes qui vous permettent de prendre des décisions éclairées sur la meilleure façon de maximiser votre succès.
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