Fenchurch Law

Fenchurch Law is one of the UK’s leading teams of insurance disputes solicitors, based in the heart of the London insurance market with a second office recently opened in Leeds; they are a specialist firm dedicated exclusively to promoting the interests of policyholders.

Providing strategic advice to policyholders from all sides of the construction sector, Fenchurch Law regularly assist with recoveries under a range of first party and liability insurances, including All Risks, Contract Works, Public Liability, Employers Liability, Professional Indemnity, Delay in Start Up and Latent Defects. Their clients include global multinationals, as well as international and UK-based businesses across all sectors. Fenchurch Law’s Construction Risks practice is led by the managing partner David Pryce, recognised in the main legal directories as a leading individual in the field, supported by a team of specialists including Amy Lacey, an elected member of Council for the Society of Construction Law.

With an approach of solving complex problems simply and efficiently, Fenchurch Law are uniquely placed to navigate the claims process with their extensive experience of acting for policyholders, complemented by invaluable knowledge gained by many of their team through previous work on the insurer side of the market, in a variety of roles including loss adjusters, brokers, and defence lawyers. They work closely with insurance brokers in resolving disputes and avoiding litigation wherever possible, combining our legal skills with their commercial leverage to achieve optimal results for every client.         

Fenchurch Law was founded in 2010 to allow policyholders access to the same specialist legal advice that insurers have enjoyed for decades. The firm is listed in the top-tier of Legal 500 for Insurance Litigation: For Policyholders and has won many accolades over the years, including Boutique Firm of the Year at the Lawyer Awards 2018, and prestigious Gold rankings from Investor in Customers for four consecutive years. They are an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial team committed to excellence in all aspects of our practice, and striving for continuous improvement.       

Amy Lacey represents Fenchurch Law on the Community of Practice Steering Group. She assists policyholders and insurance brokers on London market coverage issues, with a focus on Construction and Property risks. Acting for owners and contractors in the UK and internationally, she has particular expertise on engineering projects, infrastructure, luxury residential and hotel developments.

Amy joined Fenchurch Law as a partner in 2016. Specialising in banking and insurance disputes since qualification in 2005, she is experienced in litigation, arbitration and alternative forms of dispute resolution, as well as non-contentious policy drafting advice. Amy has acted on many complex high value claims across a wide range of first party and liability policies, including Construction, Property Damage, Business Interruption/Delay, Professional Indemnity, Public Liability, D&O and Crime/Fidelity.

In Legal 500 UK, Amy is ranked as a Next Generation Partner – Insurance Litigation: For Policyholders. Amy is an elected member of Council for the Society of Construction Law UK.
She is also a member of the British Insurance Law Association, National Association of Women in Construction and Lloyd’s Yacht Club.

Amy Lacey, Partner, Fenchurch law commented "We are proud to support the Community of Practice on Managing Construction Risk and fully endorse CIRIA’s aspirations in launching this initiative, given our longstanding focus on improving outcomes for policyholders. Construction projects are inherently complex and we are pleased to collaborate with like-minded professionals sharing knowledge to increase understanding of insurance risk transfer in this area, in order to highlight best practice and avoid uninsured losses. Fenchurch Law offer insight from a legal perspective to help policyholders maximise the value of insurance assets, in light of up to date claims experience and industry expertise."

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