Bio
Khiyara a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution department in Appleby’s Bermuda office. Khiyara has a background in commercial and insurance litigation, with a focus on aviation insurance disputes. Before joining Appleby, Khiyara was a Senior Associate at a top tier South African law firm. Khiyara has extensive experience in insurance and dispute resolution, as well as providing regulatory and transactional advice to a range of South African and international clients. Khiyara has assisted with disputes in jurisdictions throughout the African continent.
Khiyara has a Bachelor of Social Sciences and LLB degree from the University of Cape Town and a LLM degree from Cornell University. Khiyara is an admitted member of the High Court of South Africa and the New York State Bar Association.
Publications:
- A Bermuda perspective: Conflict of laws in multi jurisdictional (re)insurance disputes – Corporate Live Wire, Litigation & Dispute Resolution – Expert Guide, October 2021
DEALS:
- TRANSVERSE, Acted as Bermuda counsel to Transverse Insurance Group in their partnership with AmRisc LLC, a subsidiary of Truist Insurance Holdings and the largest catastrophe-focused property MGA in the United States.
EDUCATION:
University of Cape Town
Cornell University
