Lauren Castle and Ben Sanders have been promoted to partners at Darroch Forrest Lawyers.

Lauren joined the firm in 2018 after working at a large New Zealand law firm and, prior to that, as a junior barrister in Chambers. Lauren leads the employment practice, and has a focus in health and safety and other statutory liability insurances. Lauren also practices in general civil litigation, general liability and professional indemnity insurance, with a specific interest in claims involving the education and forestry sectors, as well as errant fiduciaries.

Ben specialises in insurance law and civil litigation and has significant experience in claims arising out of professional indemnity, general liability, property and construction related insurance. He joined the firm last year after spending four years practicing insurance law at Mayer Brown International LLP in London.