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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Sam Wakerley
Partner — Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
[email protected]
Sam has
been in
Dubai since
2005 and
heads up
HFW’s MENA
Insurance and Reinsurance team.
Sam handles a wide range of
insurance and reinsurance work
with a particular specialisation
in claims. He has advised on some
of the region’s largest energy,
marine, property, construction
and FI insurance/reinsurance
claims. His work involves general
advisory work, supervising local
court litigation, DIFC court
work, English High Court work,
arbitration and mediation.
Sam is consistently recommended
in both Legal 500 and
Chambers and Partners for
his insurance law expertise.
Nigel Wick
Partner — Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
[email protected]
Nigel advises upon
a wide range of
insurance/
reinsurance
contract issues,
both as regards the
development/review of insurance
wordings and structures and
insurance claims. Having been
seconded to work in the insurance
market, his advice is underpinned
by an understanding of how the
industry operate. Recent contract
development/review work includes
WELCAR, Onshore/Offshore
Property/BI, marine liability,
product liability, marine cargo,
shipbuilding, gas storage, LME
Metals storage, political risk and
trade credit. Recent claims work
includes property damage claim
arising out of offshore platform
failure, WELCAR sue and labour
claim arising out of a pipeline
laying EPC contract, PD/BI claim
arising out of major refinery fire,
property damage claim arising from
failure of hydrocarbon storage tank,
major PD/LOPI claim regarding
North Sea FPSO, and coal fired
power station sue and labour/design
defect/resultant damage claim.
Nigel Wick is described in Legal 500
and Chambers directories as having
‘excellent technical understanding’
and ‘handling cases with real verve’
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