Jessica Chappell

“I was attracted to Fenchurch Law due to its excellent reputation within the legal insurance market. But I was equally impressed by the business’ commitment to ensuring that when a dispute arises, the policyholder has the same advantage as the insurer, in an industry where traditionally this has not been the case. This purpose together with its forward thinking and unique values, drew me to Fenchurch Law from the start.”

Jessica is a Senior Associate and is a member of the Financial and Professional Risks team. She represents policyholders in high-value and complex commercial coverage disputes. 

Over the past year, Jess has had day-to-day conduct of several major litigated cases and has helped recover over £50 million for policyholder clients, including:

• Acting for a national bakery business in relation to a coverage dispute worth over £150 million, following a substantial factory fire. The claim related to an indemnity for property damage and consequent BI losses and disputed issues on alleged breach of a hot works condition and the application of a non-invalidation clause. It was one of only a few cases where a claimant has been successful in securing an expedited trial in the Commercial Court.

• Acting for a dental practice against two insurers following a major fire which caused significant property damage and BI losses in excess of £8 million.

• Acting for a large national housebuilder in respect of its block notification for defective cladding claims with losses in excess of £40 million.

• Acting for a prominent member of the Mexican legal community in relation to a Kidnap & Ransom Policy following attempted extortion by corrupt government officials in a dispute worth $18 million.

Prior to joining Fenchurch Law, Jess had over 8 years’ commercial litigation experience and worked on many complex and high-value matters with successes in the High Court and Court of Appeal. This included acting for an American luxury property developer in a widely publicised coverage dispute pursuant to the TPRIA 2010. This claim resulted in victories at first instance and in the Court of Appeal. 

Jessica is a member of BILA.