Our Experience

McKees are experts in Defence Insurance Litigation with over 60 years’ experience in defending an extensive range and volume of claims on behalf of UK and EU insurers, loss adjusters, corporate entities.

These claims include employers’ liability, public liability and motor claims, as well as property and product liability disputes. We provide specialist advice on all manner of policy indemnity issues and regulatory representation, including dealing with matters involving the Health and Safety Executive.

Our Specialism

Our Defence Insurance Litigation team specialises in handling high value catastrophic claims for Insurers and loss adjusters arising out of all types of accidents, including farm accidents, workplace accidents on building sites and in factories and road traffic claims. We also handle complex property disputes and provide specialist policy indemnity advices. Our team has a thorough understanding of the needs of our insurance clients and we employ a pragmatic approach to ensure reduction in the life cycle of claims, and costs management wherever possible.

Our Understanding

We have a clear understanding of the importance of identifying cases which should be robustly defended and those which should be settled economically, with a strong focus on communication with clients throughout the lifecycle of a claim. We develop early relationships with loss adjusters and policyholders to ensure effective management and delivery of excellence in our service outputs.

Our team are specialists in focusing on early and thorough consideration of all aspects of a matter to provide comprehensive and realistic advice with a view to resolving cases as expeditiously as possible, without incurring unnecessary legal costs.

Our Value Add

We are dedicated to delivering the best possible service for our insurance clients and policyholders. Our team endeavours to go the extra mile to assist insurance clients and policyholders in mitigating litigation exposure and leakage with a strong focus on risk management and awareness and mitigation of current industry trends that are likely to have impact. We also provide training, site visits and materials tailored to the needs of each individual client.