John Startin
BA Oxford, Solicitor, Qualified 1977
Phone: + 44 (0) 20 7645 7972
Email:
jstartin@clausen.com
John Startin is expert at dealing with cross border disputes
and conflicts of law issues. He primarily handles major
property and energy losses and subrogation.
Recent and current matters include:
Instructed by an international market in relation to a US$ multi-million loss at a steel plant in South America.
Acting for international property insurers in subrogated
claims arising from failures at a major manufacturing
plant in the UK against a Continental European
engineering group.
Acted for London market reinsurers in relation to a SG$ multi million claim arising out of salt water contamination of a boiler and steam turbine in a Singapore power station.
Instructed by international reinsurers in relation to substantial losses under a programme covering a major US power generator.
Instructed by international reinsurers to advise on coverage in relation to a series of US$ multi-million losses over several policy periods at an ammonia plant in the Middle East.
Advising a Lloyd’s syndicate on contingent BI coverage issues in relation to a US$ multi-million loss in South America.
Coverage advice of a multi million claim following a landslide at a limestone quarry in USA.
Instructed by international insurers in relation to a US$ multi-million subrogation arising from the failure of a jet fuel storage tank.
Represented North American and UK insurance markets
over 7 policy periods and multiple layers and successfully
resolved an underwriting and coverage dispute with the
insured arising from the alleged subsidence of a major
facility in the North of England.
Acted for EAR insurers in a multi-jurisdictional
dispute with their insured in relation to an advanced
loss of profits claim arising from the delayed start up
of a petrochemical plant in the Caribbean.
Practice Areas:
• Insurance/Reinsurance:
• Property/energy
• Casualty/liability defence
• Subrogation
• Construction/engineering
