Liam Russell is the Legal Director and General Counsel of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), a professional body dedicated to building public trust in the insurance and financial planning profession, with over 125,000 members.
Liam manages the legal risk for the CII and its group companies, including commercial contract, data protection and professional discipline matters. Liam regularly advises the CII on legal issues and best practice management and is leading the CII’s IR35 compliance workstream. Prior to joining the CII, Liam spent 9 years in private practice as a banking litigator.