Alan Fisher

Catastrophic Loss Expert

Alan Fisher is a catastrophic loss expert with a particular emphasis on construction and engineering related failures.

Alan has also been involved in many of the so called "disaster cases" ranging from the comparatively small Abbeystead explosion, which killed 15 people and badly injured twice that number in 1988, to the Paddington train crash in 1999.

He has also appeared as advocate in complex arbitration cases such as that following the derailment of a heavy goods train at Bexley in 1997.

Alan has sought to apply his experience throughout his career, knowing that the key to the successful resolution of a dispute, without the need to go to court, is not only knowledge of relevant law but also solid experience. His involvement in many large liability and insurance cases has, inevitably, brought with it specialist knowledge in this area.

Some of these leading cases feature on this website such as Gan v Tai Ping Insurance 1999.

He brings to these cases many years of experience as an investigator and has acquired an in depth knowledge of the legal and technical issues involved.

Alan Fisher has previously been a partner in several major law firms but in June 2002 he co-founded the firm, the sole aim being to avoid the managerial distractions that nowadays take senior lawyers away from the front-line.

For many years Alan has lectured on Health and Safety topics and on regulatory aspects of the energy and transport industries at insurance industry conferences and as a visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire Civil Emergency Management Centre.

His ongoing academic interests include being Hon Legal Advisor to the Institute of Emergency Management.

Summary profile

Specialist in engineering and construction related disputes including major incidents and international work.

Advocacy - Higher Rights all Civil Courts. Vast experience in insurance and reinsurance cases.

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