Rob Crossingham
Rob Crossingham is a Partner in the insurance, financial and professional disputes team in the London office of Clyde & Co.
Qualifying more than 20 years ago, Rob’s practice has focussed on professional liability and insurance coverage matters. The majority of his clients are insurers, and he also accepts direct instructions from commercial entities and professional services firms.
Rob’s practice tends to focus on professional liability disputes involving financial or property transactions. He often advises on pure insurance and coverage issues arising across the professional indemnity field. During his career, Rob has acted for all manner of professionals including solicitors, accountants/auditors, construction professionals, surveyors/valuers, financial professionals, and financial institutions (in particular, SIPP administrators). He has experience in matters involving the emerging and ‘miscellaneous’ professions, including yacht designers, agronomists, estate agents, auctioneers, IT/media professionals, forensic scientists and property search providers. Rob has represented professionals in disciplinary proceedings before bodies including ACCA and the ARB.
Rob sits on the professional disciplinary panel of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), and is a member of The Law Society’s Professional Indemnity Committee. He is a qualified mediator, and has extensive experience in handling disputes in litigation before the courts as well as in arbitration and adjudication (under the ‘Construction Act’). Rob has extensive experience in defending clients before the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
Rob has been consistently ranked by Legal 500 for insurance/reinsurance disputes, professional liability and professional disciplinary. He is described as “dynamic, thoughtful, hard-working and client-orientated” and being “a reassuring, calm and brilliant presence on matters”.