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The effects of COVID-19 continue to ripple across economies and some companies are looking to their insurance policies for cover. This has led to disputes over policy coverage, leading to the U.K. test case brought by the FCA on behalf of policyholders against eight insurance companies.
Nicholas' and James' presentation will update us on the issues that have continued to emerge and develop as a result of COVID-19 and how stakeholders are generally responding to these issues. They will focus on the FCA test case in more detail and its potentially broader impact.
Speaker’s Profile
Mr Nicholas Sykes
Partner, Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore Pte Ltd
Nicholas has been practising in Singapore for nine years and acts for [re]insurers across Asia Pacific, particularly those based in Singapore, Japan, South Korea and S.E. Asia. He also advises clients based in the UK and Europe markets.
Nicholas advises clients on complex policy coverage issues and quantum, and acts for clients in negotiations, mediation, arbitration and commercial litigation. Another significant focus for Nicholas are subrogated recoveries for insurers. Nicholas' cases have involved him managing and conducting substantial litigation / arbitration on behalf of [re]insurers in a number of jurisdictions around the world. Nicholas is fluent in the major rules of arbitration, including ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, AAA, UNCITRAL and LCIA.
Nicholas is a commercially minded lawyer who provides expedient and strategic legal advice to clients, and who has benefited from an 18 month secondment to the claims team of a major insurer.
He is named an Up and Coming individual by Chambers Asia Pacific 2020.
Mr. James P. David
Managing Partner, Shaikh David & Co
James graduated with an LLB (Hons) from Sheffield University and obtained an LLM (Hons) from Cambridge University. He is admitted as a solicitor of England & Wales and called to the Malaysian Bar. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).
James is a founding partner of Shaikh David & Co. From 1995, he has been involved in insurance, shipping and aviation, international trade, offshore energy and has a substantial practise in policy advise, recoveries and defence. He is regularly instructed by general and liability insurers including P&I, FD&D and hull and also acts for ports, off-shore operators and contractors, freight forwarders and commodity traders.
He is a qualified arbitrator and sits on the panel of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Arbitration Centre (KLRCA) and Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI). He is consistently named as a leading individual in his field.
Registration Closes: 20 October 2020, 6.00 p.m.
Registration Fee
MII Members: Complimentary
Non Members: RM 50.00
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