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Directors and Officers Insurance
Directors and officers can face a variety of claims or regulatory investigations for the actions they take in the course of their appointment. These may involve multiple parties, multiple jurisdictions and significant legal costs.
Our D&O specialists provide advice and representation across the full spectrum of D&O issues, be it defending directors and officers in proceedings brought against them; advising on coverage in relation to D&O insurance claims; or reviewing insurance contract wordings and advising insurers on product development.
Issues we deal with include:
- Breach of statutory duty under the Companies Act 2006
- Wrongful or fraudulent trading under the Insolvency Act 1986
- Breach of the Equality Act 2010
- Breach of health and safety and environmental legislation
- Prosecutions under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and the Bribery Act 2010
- Claims under US or other jurisdictions’ legislation with extraterritorial application
- Allegations that directors oversaw poor risk management, including failure to protect adequately against cyber attack
- Shareholder action
- Securities claims
- Allegations of fraud or dishonesty
- Notification issues
- Defence costs
- Investigations
- Bespoke policies and terms
- Risk management and insurance programme structure
- Cyber and reputational risk
- Regulatory issues
- Coverage of claims
- Monitoring and co-counsel role in international claims
The team has a proven track record handling high-value, complex D&O matters - including those with a cross-border element; always with an emphasis on achieving the most advantageous and cost-effective solutions for clients.
For more information please contact:
Andrew Schütte
Partner
Sarah Naylor
Partner