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Alison Neate
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Richard Port
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Louise Thompson
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Jeremy Scott
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James Morris
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James Morris is the founder of the boutique insurance practice Indemnity Legal, a firm which acts solely for policyholders to resolve complex, high-value or high-stakes disputes with their insurers. He shares a day in his life with The Brief.
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