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Jordan Leech

Kennedys
Jordan is an associate in the Professional Liability team at Kennedys, based in Leeds. Jordan acts for Insurers in both defence and coverage across a range of matters including in respect of legal professionals, design and construction professionals, IT professionals and surveyors.  

A notable recent case includes the successful strike out of a multi-million pound claim against a solicitor’s firm on several grounds, including that the professional negligence claim was an abuse of process.


Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Experience

  • Metis Law (2019 - 2022)
  • DWF (2022 - 2023)
  • Kennedys (2023 - Present)

Qualification

  • LLB (Hons) (2016)

Education

  • City, University of London (September 2013 – June 2016)
  • BPP Law School (September 2016 – June 2017)

1 Contributions by Jordan Leech

Limitation periods in insurance and reinsurance: accrual, extensions, standstills, contribution, subrogation and special statutory regimes (England and Wales)
PRACTICE NOTES
Limitation periods in insurance and reinsurance: accrual, extensions, standstills, contribution, subrogation and special statutory regimes (England and Wales)
This Practice Note offers guidance on applying limitation periods to insurance and reinsurance claims. It addresses how to determine when a cause of action arises and what follows once a limitation period has lapsed. It also explains routes to extend time, including the use of standstill agreements. In addition, it examines limitation periods and other key deadlines in special situations, such as contribution claims... Introduction In England and Wales, the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) sets the time limits for specific claims. See Practice Note: Limitation-the principal limitation periods for a summary of that statute and how it has been read by the courts. Claims involving insurers and reinsurers face the same time bars, yet features of insurance and reinsurance contracts, and London market practice more broadly, have generated limitation questions addressed here... This Practice Note covers: Pinpointing accrual of the cause of action in insurer-related claims Methods for extending limitation periods Standstill arrangements Contribution proceedings Exceptional scenarios Other significant time limits Consequences of expiry of a limitation period Calculating when the cause of action...
Insurance & Reinsurance
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