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Neil Beighton

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Neil Beighton

Of Counsel
Counsel

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Neil is Of Counsel in the Insurance & Reinsurance Group of CMS London.  He has been responsible for managing some of the largest insurance and reinsurance disputes in recent years, including high value and high profile civil fraud claims and multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration.  Neil has also been involved  in several major investigations by UK and US regulators into aspects of the insurance and reinsurance markets.  He advises insurance and reinsurance companies, brokers and coverholders on dealings with investors, regulators and Lloyd’s, compliance with sanctions and the drafting of innovative transactional and policy documents.

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Education

  • 1990 – LL.B (Hons), University of Newcastle upon Tyne
  • 1991 – Law Society Finals (Distinction), College of Law
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19/02/2024
CMS represents Markel in landmark reinsurance case on COVID-19 business...
International law firm CMS has achieved a significant victory in a groundbreaking case related to non-damage COVID-19 business interruption (“BI”) losses. The High Court, in its first-ever consideration...
News
12/02/2024
High Court rules in favour of reinsureds seeking recovery of UK COVID-19...
Overview The High Court has, for the first time, considered the reinsurance recovery of non-damage COVID-19 (first lockdown) business interruption losses, specifically under catastrophe excess of loss...
Law-Now Insurance Corporate
02/09/2021
CMS advises NewRiver on sale of Hawthorn Leisure to Admiral Taverns
International law firm CMS has advised NewRiver REIT plc (NewRiver), a London Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust, on its sale of the entire issued share capital of Hawthorn Leisure REIT...
News
19/01/2021
Business Interruption Insurance and Covid-19: FCA’s expectations following...
On 17th June 2020, the FCA published finalised guidance setting out the regulator’s expectations in respect of their regulatory obligations (under FCA Principles, ICOBS and DISP) for Insurers and insurance...
Regzone Financial Services & Regulation
18/01/2021
Business Interruption Insurance and Covid-19: FCA’s expectations following...
The Supreme Court delivered its keenly-an­ti­cip­ated judgment in the FCA’s Test Case on non-damage business interruption (BI) cover for losses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic on 15 January 2021. The...
Law-Now Coronavirus (COVID-19)
15/10/2020
Reinsurance: COVID-19 – where are we now?
Exposures Whilst many insurers and reinsurers scramble to impose pandemic exclusions for 1 January 2021 renewals, there nevertheless remain significant areas of cover that could still be impacted by the...
Regzone Financial Services & Regulation
15/10/2020
Reinsurance: COVID-19 – where are we now?
At different stages in the COVID-19 pandemic, we have considered the impact on the reinsurance market. Most recently (see our Law-Now), we considered the likely implications of the “second wave”...
Law-Now Coronavirus (COVID-19)
16/09/2020
FCA Update and Guidance following judgment in the Business Interruption...
The 162 page decision is indicative of the degree of complexity that the Judges found in analysing the BI wordings they were asked to consider – complexity which itself may be seen by many – including...
Regzone Financial Services & Regulation
16/09/2020
FCA Update and Guidance following judgment in the Business Interruption...
The much-awaited decision in the FCA’s High Court test case in relation to non-damage business interruption (BI) insurance policies and their response to the COVID-19 pandemic was published yesterday...
Law-Now Coronavirus (COVID-19)
07/07/2020
Reinsurance: COVID-19 – the second wave
Earlier in the pandemic, we examined emerging issues likely to be of interest to reinsureds and reinsurers (see our Law-Now). With the spread of the disease apparently easing in some jurisdictions but...
Law-Now Coronavirus (COVID-19)
18/06/2020
FCA Business Interruption Test Case: finalised guidance
The finalised guidance largely mirrors the draft version, which is discussed in detail in this article. However, a small number of changes and clarifications have been incorporated as a result of the...
Regzone Financial Services & Regulation
18/06/2020
FCA Business Interruption Test Case: finalised guidance
On 17 June, the FCA published finalised guidance setting out the regulators’ expectations for insurers and insurance intermediaries when handling claims and complaints for business interruption (“BI”)...
Law-Now Insurance Corporate
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