Jane Beacham Thomas Byrne
John Startin Aruna Limoli
Jonathan Hall Louise Ryder
Katharina Kraatz-Dunkel
Tatiana Markovitch

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

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