Marie Sundell
Partner
Marie's core practice focuses on marine insurance and reinsurance disputes, both in the UK and in foreign jurisdictions, and she has particular experience of Hull & Machinery and yacht claims, as well as marine liability, builders' risks and mortgagees' interest insurance claims. She regularly advises on points of coverage, the pursuit of subrogated recoveries and insurance policy wordings. Marie also deals with general commercial disputes relating to shipping and the international sale of goods and has extensive experience of representing clients in English court proceedings and in arbitrations (LMAA, ICC and LCIA).
Marie has in-house insurance experience from working as a marine claims adjuster with two leading insurers and as a lawyer in the in-house legal department of another large Lloyd's Syndicate.
Marie is bilingual in Swedish and English and has a good working knowledge of Norwegian and Danish.
Experience
Representing war risk insurers in connection with a Constructive Total Loss claim arising in the context of the Russia - Ukraine war.
Acting for insured contractors in LCIA arbitration proceedings brought against political violence insurers in connection with losses sustained in Afghanistan.
Acting for hull insurers in connection with the sinking and salvage of a superyacht in the Mediterranean.
Representing retrocessionnaires in claims arising from the grounding and subsequent total loss of a VLOC off Brazil.
Representing contractors in a commercial dispute before the English High Court of Justice arising out of geotechnical services performed offshore Cameroon.
Representing sellers and their product liability insurers in proceedings before the English High Court in connection with the supply of animal feed products.
Acting for global excess liability insurers in connection with a multi-jurisdictional claim arising out of two failed NASA satellite launch missions.
Representing hull and increased value underwriters in defence of a contested Constructive Total loss claim before the English High Court of Justice following the grounding of a bulk carrier off India.
Acting for a leading global polyolefin producer in a contractual claim before the English High Court of Justice concerning physical damage to the client's plant and resulting business interruption losses following the supply of contaminated butane feedstock.
Defending London and foreign market hull underwriters in a claim brought before the High Court of Justice in respect of the sinking of a bulk carrier with resulting loss of life off South Africa.