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Victoria Edwards

Legal Director - Casualty Commercial 1 · Weightmans LLP

EnglandInsurance, Travel

About

Legal Director and head of the travel team in Weightmans LLP's Leeds office, with over 24 years' experience; joined Weightmans in September 2024. Specialises in travel-related casualty and insurance claims, from pre‑litigation slips and trips to complex high‑value cross‑border litigated accidents, with particular expertise in jurisdictional and policy coverage issues.

Practice areas

InsuranceTravelPersonal InjuryInternational Litigation

Office

Expertise

Travel industry claimsClaims handling (including sexual assault, multi‑claimant and multi‑defendant cases)Policy coverage and insurance adviceCross‑border jurisdictional and foreign law issuesLimitation and procedural defencesActing for insurers, insureds, tour operators and booking platforms

Education

  • Huddersfield University, 1999 (2:1 degree)