BLM - People - Jim Sherwood

Experience

I lead the product recall and liability team at BLM, acting for insurers, suppliers and manufacturers.

The recall team handles domestic and international product recall and liability claims and coverage issues across a range of industry sectors, working with Global Insurance Law Connect network specialists.

My team handles high value fire/flood damage commercial property claims involving products designed, supplied and/or installed. I have acted in major group litigation and multi-party claims involving the food medical devices industries and also acted for a number of defendants and their insurers in the ‘toxic sofa’ group litigation, the largest group action ever mounted in the UK.

I have handled Trading Standards prosecutions and investigations on behalf of multi-national clients, helping to manage reputational risks.

I have spoken twice at the annual Liability Underwriters Group (LUG) conference on group litigation and emerging risks in product liability. I led product recall workshops at the annual AIRMIC conference and chaired a roundtable of senior claims managers at the London Market Claims Club on emerging risks.

I have been recognised as an expert for several years by the legal directories, praised by clients as an "astute tactician" and a "hugely knowledgeable and very impressive" and for providing an "excellent service and proactive approach".

I am also a member of the international strategy team at BLM and board member of Global Insurance Law Connect.

My clients include insurers and multi-national corporates.