- Recommended lawyer for 'Construction (contentious) (London)'
"Iain Corbett is an expert in his field. He is personable, professional and technically astute".
The Legal 500 UK 2023 - Recommended lawyer for 'Construction (contentious) (London)'
The Legal 500 UK 2022 - Recommended lawyer for 'Construction: contentious (London)'
“Iain Corbett is very technical. His reports and advice is clear. He understands clients well.”
The Legal 500 UK 2021 - Recommended lawyer for 'Construction: non-contentious (London)'
The Legal 500 UK 2021 - “He's just very good, he knows what he's doing. All his claims are good, he just tells it how it is.”
The Gracechurch London Market Insurance Law Report 2019 - Recommended Lawyer for 'Construction (contentious and non-contentious) (London)'
"The team is led by Iain Corbett, who has decades of experience of construction related matters including insurance policy interpretation and disputes."
The Legal 500 UK 2019/20 - Recommended Lawyer for 'Construction (contentious) (London)'
The Legal 500 UK 2018/19
Iain is a Partner in Kennedys’ London office and an alternate member of Kennedys’ Strategy Board. He qualified in England and Wales in 1990. Iain heads Kennedys’ global construction group.
Iain specialises in all forms of construction and property dispute resolution including international and domestic arbitration, adjudication and litigation. He deals with all aspects of a construction dispute process from contractors’ all risks (CAR), erection all risks (EAR), advance loss of profit, delay in start-up, professional negligence, product liability and party wall matters, to contractual issues including pay less notices, liquidated and ascertained damages/extension of time and final account disputes. His core clients are reinsurers and insurers, property owners, contractors, professional consultants, developers, suppliers and subcontractors, as well as their funders.
He has been involved in disputes ranging from underground tunnelling, airport runways, motorways, commercial buildings and residential development to onshore/offshore oil projects.
Iain has provided policy drafting and wording advice and has redrafted numerous major London Market insurers’ CAR, EAR, property damage and business interruption policies. His caseload also involves international disputes in Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
He is described by clients as having “wide ranging knowledge … very responsive” (Gracechurch London Insurance Law Report, 2013).
He is also noted as assisting in the publication of Paul Reed QC’s book Construction All Risks Insurance (second edition).
He is a member of the British Insurance Law Association, Society of Construction Law and Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL).
Market recognition
Qualifications
- Qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales in 1990
