Lydia Savill

Lydia Savill

Counsel
London

Email [email protected]​hoganlovells.com

Phone +44 20 7296 2000

Fax +44 20 7296 2001

LanguagesEnglish

Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment

As Counsel in Hogan Lovells' International Insurance team, Lydia has more than ten years' experience helping clients with their most complex insurance and reinsurance disputes.

She has wide-ranging experience of all types of (re)insurance disputes, including property damage, business interruption, delay in start-up, fidelity/crime, trade credit, D&O and professional liability claims as well as more general commercial disputes and regulatory investigations.  

Lydia is familiar with all forms of dispute resolution procedure: Commercial Court proceedings, mediation, and arbitration, including on a cross-jurisdictional basis.  

Her insurance expertise also extends to (re)insurance policy review, design and coverage advice across a broad range of insurance types and classes of business.

Education and admissions

Education

University of Bristol

Related areas of focus

Sustainable Finance & Investment

Related knowledge

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Representative experience

Coverage and claims advice in connection with COVID-19 business interruption claims and related reinsurance aggregation issues. 

 

Advising a global reinsurer in connection with business interruption claims under a DIC/DIL master policy. 

 

Advising a UK broker on conduct regulation compliance in light of a competition and regulatory investigation.

 

Acting for a multi-national bank on a claim under a crime and civil liability policy in connection with employee fraud.

 

Coverage and claims advice in connection with a mining company's claim under a CAR policy and delay in start-up coverage. 

 

Acting for reinsurers of a global pharmaceutical company concerning disputed reinsurance coverage of multiple US class actions alleging personal injury.

 

Acting for a captive insurance company on a professional negligence claim against its broker in connection with the placement of excess layer reinsurance.

 

Advising on a Performance Bond guarantee and related indemnity arrangements in connection with a Columbian road construction project.

 

Acting for a U.S. asbestos trust in a £500m Commercial Court claim against leading international reinsurers relating to historic asbestos liability.

 

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