Jean-Paul Rudd
About
Jean-Paul Rudd is a Partner in the Insurance & Financial Services practice at Adams and Adams, where he acts primarily for insurers and underwriting managers in complex coverage and defence matters.
He has been with the firm since 2008, and was promoted to partnership in 2014.
He has represented clients in the Supreme Court of Appeal and across all divisions of the High Court of South Africa, as well as in the Regional Court and Magistrates' Court, and before specialist forums including the Financial Services Tribunal, the Companies...
Read More- Medical Negligence;
- Professional and Public Liability;
- General Liability Litigation
- General Litigation;
- Regulatory Complaints.
Qualifications
- LLB (Cum Laude), University of the Free State, 2007
- International Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, 2023
- International Diploma in Environmental, Social and Governance (with distinction), Glasgow Caledonian University, 2023
- MSc (Cum Laude) in Climate Change, University of London, 2026
Credentials
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member
- International Compliance Association (ICA) – Member
- Insurance Institute of South Africa (ISSA) – Member
- Listed in The Best Lawyers 2026 Edition: South Africa in Insurance Law
- Listed in The Best Lawyers 2026 Edition: South Africa in Personal Injury Litigation Law
US Federal Court Orders Reformation of CGL Policy to Restore Exclusion Mistakenly Omitted on Renewal: Implications for the Rectification of Insurance Policies
In General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin v. Reed Hein & Associates, LLC, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington held that a commercial general liability (“CGL”) po...
August 25 2026
Insured’s Failure to Give Prompt Notice and Pre-Notice Alteration of Damaged Property Held to Bar Coverage as a Matter of Law
In Global Approach, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., 2026 WL 1513430, a United States federal district court granted summary judgement in favour of a property insurer on the entirety of the insured...
August 18 2026
Government-Authorised Emissions Remain “Pollution” for Purposes of CGL Policy Pollution Exclusions: The Illinois Supreme Court Confirms Regulatory Compliance Does Not Displace Exclusionary Language
In Griffith Foods v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, Case No. 131710, the Illinois Supreme Court held, on a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh C...
August 11 2026