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FOIL technical director

22 Mar 202260 Seconds

The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has appointed a former BLM partner as its new technical director

The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) has appointed a new technical director, Dr Jeffrey Wale, senior law lecturer at Bath Spa University and former BLM partner. From 1 March 22, Wale will be responsible for helping to develop FOIL’s strategy and focus, particularly guiding the work of its sector focus teams, and writing and publishing all of FOIL’s technical publications. FOIL’s current technical director, Shirley Denyer, will assume a new role of technical consultant for FOIL. Wale said he was "delighted” to take the role.

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