Heather joined Richards Hogg Lindley, the average adjusting division within the Charles Taylor Adjusting (CTA) marine team in London, in November 2010. She is involved predominantly in adjusting complex hull and machinery damage claims and salvage and general average claims involving a number of different property interests. She is also actively involved with yacht claims management and adjusting.  Heather was seconded to our Hong Kong office in 2013 during which time she worked principally on hull and machinery claims and general average losses. She also worked in our Jakarta office, assisting with training, before returning to London in 2014.  She qualified as a Fellow of the UK Association of Average Adjusters in April 2017. She joined the Dubai branch of CTA, as a Director for marine, in February 2018.    

Professional qualifications

 Fellow of the UK Association of Average Adjusters    

     Notable Assignments  Average adjusting hull and machinery claims on a number of different policy conditions (Institute Time Clauses, Nordic Plan, American Hull clauses etc).  Large, complex general average and salvage claims involving a number of different contributing property interests (cargo, shipowner, time charterers etc).  Large security collections.  Collision liability and recovery claims.  Cargo claims.  Loss of earnings and business interruption.  Yacht claims. Most recently she has worked on a number of yacht claims arising from damage sustained during Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean in September 2017.