International Risks

“I was drawn to Fenchurch Law due to the truly impressive breadth and depth of expertise in policyholder claims. I relish the opportunity to be able to assist policyholders with legal claims against insurers, who have traditionally held the advantage in insurance disputes. Only by levelling this playing field, can policyholders achieve a fair outcome in disputes.”

Toby is a Senior Associate in Fenchurch Law’s Reinsurance and International Risks Team. Toby focuses on high-value and complex insurance coverage disputes of all kinds including, in particular, disputes relating to Construction and Engineering risks.

Toby has a breadth of experience acting for international clients seeking representation and coverage advice in relation to a wide variety of policy types, including Construction All Risk, Professional Indemnity and Third-Party Liability policies. Toby’s practice area also includes coverage disputes in the Marine and Shipping sector.

Toby will be focusing on developing the firm’s presence in the APAC region and will be seconded to Fenchurch Law’s Singapore office when it opens later this year.

Toby is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

“I founded Fenchurch Law so that policyholders would be able to access insurance disputes solicitors with the same specialist focus and market knowledge as are available to insurers. We work tirelessly to create an environment where every member of the team can reach their full potential and is committed to the firm’s cause of levelling the playing field for policyholders.”

Our Senior Partner, David, is one of a handful of lawyers recommended by both Chambers and the Legal 500 for representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. He is individually ranked in Band 1 of Chambers & Partners for representing policyholders in insurance disputes and is ranked as a Leading Individual in the UK in that field by Legal 500. Legal 500 says that he is “always thinking one step ahead” and describes him as “a very bright and capable litigator with real tactical nous” and “an incredibly smart and experienced insurance lawyer who is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with anyone in the industry”. Chambers says “David is an absolutely fantastic strategic thinker” and that “he is right at the top of his game and exceptional at what he does.”

Before founding Fenchurch Law in 2010, David was a Partner in a boutique law firm that specialised in advising insurers in relation to insurance coverage issues and professional indemnity claims.

As well as being responsible for running the firm, David also leads our International Risks group. His work involves representing policyholders in relation to claims under Construction All Risks, Design & Build Professional Indemnity, Latent Defects and Third Party Liability policies. He regularly deals with disputes involving “damage vs defect” issues, “design vs workmanship” issues, and the proper interpretation of ‘DE’ and ‘LEG’ defects exclusions.

He also advises policyholders and brokers with regard to cyber insurance wordings and disputes, including identifying gaps and overlaps between cyber and non-cyber insurance programmes and advising in relation to ‘silent cyber’ issues. David represented the policyholder in one of the first major ‘silent cyber’ insurance claims in the London market.

David is a Solicitor Advocate with rights of audience in all Higher Courts in England & Wales, a member of the British Insurance Law Association and the Society of Construction Law, and is a Vice-Chair of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, where he focuses in particular on promoting cooperation and sharing best practice between UK and US policyholder advocates.

“I was delighted to join such an exciting, growing team of insurance dispute experts at Fenchurch Law. I look forward to applying my in-depth knowledge of the global insurance market to helping support policyholders across the UK and internationally.”

Michael Robin is a partner, with over 45 years of experience in handling complex claims across the international insurance market. Michael has a particular focus on Financial and Professional Risks.

Michael joined Fenchurch Law from global legal services firm DWF, where he was Partner in the Professional Liability and Commercial Insurance Disputes team, and is well known in the insurance market as a founding partner of Robin Simon.

Michael has acted in some of the largest and most high-profile cases to come before the UK Courts or arbitration panels, involving sums in excess of £5 billion. Michael has taken over 100 cases to trial.

Chambers & Partners has descried Michael as “an extremely sophisticated lawyer”, and he is regularly commended for the quality and precision of his advice to clients.

“I was attracted to Fenchurch Law due to its stellar reputation for excellence in the insurance disputes market, making it the ideal place to grow professionally. Fenchurch Law has an unwavering commitment to levelling the playing field for policyholders”.

Queenie is an Associate specialising in coverage disputes and is a member of our International Risks team.

Prior to joining Fenchurch Law, Queenie trained with and was an Associate in the Commercial Disputes and Regulatory Team at Kennedys in Hong Kong. She qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and in England and Wales.

Queenie graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a law degree in 2019.