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Senior Knowledge Counsel

Layla Todd

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  • English
  • Welsh
  • Tashelhit
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Layla Todd is a Senior Knowledge Counsel for the Insurance and Reinsurance Group. Layla qualified in 2015 and previously specialised in defending claims against solicitors, brokers and directors and officers. She also has experience in advising on policy coverage. 

In her role as a Knowledge Counsel, Layla assists the Insurance and Reinsurance Group with:

  • the preparation of articles (Legal Update);
  • internal training and professional development;
  • complex legal research tasks;
  • management of the firm’s internal knowledge resources;
  • keeping colleagues up to date on recent caselaw, news and trends affecting the insurance and reinsurance market;
  • internal operations; 
  • external/client training;
  • client bulletins and updates; 
  • liaising with external publishers and market organisations/bodies; 
  • updating of the market publication “Insurance Broking Practice and the Law”; 
  • updating ReWord; and   
  • any other ad hoc tasks.

Education

  • 2012 – LPC, College of Law, York.
  • 2009 – LLB, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Insights by Layla

High Court rules that the SRA cannot compel production of legally privileged documents when exercising its regulatory function

High Court rules that the SRA cannot compel production of legally privileged documents when exercising its regulatory function

23 Sep 2026 12 min read
Use of AI in court: can the rules catch up?

Use of AI in court: can the rules catch up?

03 Aug 2026 13 min read
Commercial Court upholds avoidance of insurance policy for failure to disclose pattern of cargo fires breaching fair presentation duty

Commercial Court upholds avoidance of insurance policy for failure to disclose pattern of cargo fires breaching fair presentation duty

27 Jul 2026 7 min read
Sexual misconduct in legal practice: regulatory developments, disciplinary trends, and the evolving approach of the SRA and SDT

Sexual misconduct in legal practice: regulatory developments, disciplinary trends, and the evolving approach of the SRA and SDT

07 May 2026 14 min read
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