Eric Sumner - Partner
Experience
- Handles a broad range of insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes and defence work involving trade risks, banking, marine, aviation and product liability.
- Has extensive experience of monitoring civil law proceedings in the EU member states (a working knowledge of German and French languages) and common law proceedings in North America.
- Is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has conducted arbitrations under most institutional arbitral rules.
Significant reported cases
- “The Orjula” – 1995 2 Lloyd's Rep 395 (Container affected by acid – claim for cost of decontamination)
- The HIV Haemophiliac group litigation
- “The Exxon Houston” – The United States Supreme Court
- Dubai Bank Ltd v Fouad Haji Abbas
- Glencore International AG v Metro Oil Corp v National Bank of Fujairah
- Linatex Ltd v Videovision Broadcast Ltd
- Civil Aviation Authority v London Borough of Camden
Professional
- 1977 Qualified in England and Wales
- 1987 Qualified in Hong Kong
Publications
- Author of newsletters and articles in insurance and legal journals
- Lectures or has lectured regularly on product liability law and practice
Memberships
- Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL)
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- London Maritime Arbitrators Association (supporting member)
