Ping Cairns

Expertise

Qualified in China, England, and Wales, Ping specialises in aviation insurance, reinsurance and liability issues including personal injury, cargo and baggage claims, as well as pre-disaster auditing. Ping has a unique insight into the aviation insurance market, having worked as an aviation insurance broker for Marsh Ltd. in London. Whilst at Marsh, Ping specialised in business emanating from China and the Asian/Pacific regions.

Career

  • Solicitor at Gates and Partners, London; 2005 -2010.
  • Trainee solicitor at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, London; 2001-2005.
  • Aviation Insurance Broker at Marsh Ltd., London; 1995-2001.
  • Lawyer at The Economic Law Firm, Chengdu, China; 1988-1993.

Special Distinctions

Awarded the highest mark in Chengdu municipality for the Chinese Lawyer’s Qualification Examination, 1988.

Education

  • Solicitor, admitted in England and Wales in 2005.
  • L.P.C. with distinction (post-graduate diploma in legal practice), London Metropolitan University, 2005.
  • C.P.E. with commendation (post-graduate diploma in law), London Metropolitan University, 2003.
  • Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute, 2000.- Awarded the Beaumont Prize for the highest marks for two subjects.
  • Admitted lawyer in China, 1988.
  • L.L.B., Sichuan University, China, 1988. Awarded highest mark for the year.

Publications

Co-author of “Questions & Solutions in Commercial Law”, published in China in 1988.

Languages

Native speaker of Mandarin.

Interests

Ping enjoys swimming (and is a Chinese provincial champion!), photography, history, art and travel.