Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. Throughout our growing network of offices we specialise in defending insurance and liability claims, and providing claims and coverage advice to a client base that includes domestic and international (re)insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates, central and local government bodies and large self-insured corporate organisations.
We handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors including insurance and reinsurance, aviation, banking and finance, construction and engineering, healthcare, life sciences, marine, public sector, rail, real estate, retail, shipping and international trade, sport and leisure, transport and logistics and travel and tourism.
Insurance, claims and coverage is deeply ingrained in every office globally. We provide advice across all lines of insurance and claims including:
• Aviation.
• Marine and energy.
• Property and casualty; including property damage, contractors all risk, employers’, public, product and medical malpractice.
• Motor liability.
• Financial lines; including directors' and officers' liability, financial institutions and professional indemnity.
• Speciality risks; including cyber, fine art and specie, political risks and life and health.
Our deep sector knowledge means that we understand the impact of proposed regulations and advise our clients on the implications this will have on their business.
Medical Devices: Ripple Effect
The shockwaves of the Poly Implant Prosthèse breast implants scandal are continuing to affect insurers and the regulation of medical devices
Remote Piloted Aircraft: Game of Drones
With remote piloted aircraft systems – or drones – increasingly used commercially, what are the insurance risks involved?
Kennedys appoints Skrbic in London
Law firm Kennedys has appointed insurance and capital markets expert Michael Skrbic as a partner in its London office.
ABI rejects suggestions mesothelioma payout will increase to 100% over time
Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum attacks exemption U-turn.
Meso sufferers could get 100% compensation says Labour peer
Compensation payments under the new Mesothelioma Act will increase over time to give victims 100% of what they are due, Lord McKenzie of Luton has predicted.
Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick axe merger plans
Law firms Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick have cancelled plans to merge citing “complex reasons”.
Kennedys concerned about lack of costs control for asbestos claims
Insurance law firm Kennedys has expressed concerns that the government has showed no intention to consider the issue of recoverable fees for asbestos claims.
Francis promoted to partner at Kennedys in Singapore
Law firm Kennedys' Nick Francis to become its fifth partner in Singapore.
Insurers dismiss MP’s fear that medical panels could become their ‘captives’
Pre-medical offers remain a fraud concern for Apil.
Insurance lawyers welcome whiplash medical panel proposals
Claimants and defendant lawyers alike have welcomed the government’s plans to introduce independent medical panels for validating whiplash claims.
Legal Market: Joining forces
Mergers and acquisitions in legal markets show no sign of abating. But what is behind the desire to consolidate law firms, and what does it mean for the insurance industry?
Kennedys calls for end of Laspo mesothelioma exemption
Insurance law firm Kennedys has called for the end to the special legal status granted to mesothelioma claims and bring their processing in line with the reforms introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
Market Moves: Lockton among the major movers as new hires are made across the sector
Recruitment activity was spread across all sectors of the insurance industry this week. Busy among brokers was Lockton, with two appointments coming in the form of a new business development executive and an incoming senior yacht consultant. Loss…
Kennedys’ grows PI team in Birmingham
Kennedys has made three new hires for its professional indemnity specialists based in Birmingham.
Discount rate decision could be delayed, warns Kennedys
Insurance law firm Kennedys has cautiously welcomed the government’s research into the personal injury discount rate and warned that the outcome of the paper could delay a decision of whether the rate should change.
Landmark ruling clarifies compensation under Riot Act
A judge has ruled the attack on a Sony warehouse in Enfield during the riots of August 2011 falls within the scope of the Riot (Damages) Act but that the consequential losses arising from the event do not.
Kennedys strengthens Latin America presence with Colombian association
Kennedys has increased its reach into Latin America by joining forces with Bogota-based insurance law firm Botero Salazar Tobón & Abogados.
Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick to merge
Law firms Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick will merge on 1 November.
Mesothelioma: Bearing the burden
With the Mesothelioma Bill due to come into operation early next year, just how much strain is the compensation scheme likely to put on insurers?
Kennedys merges with aviation specialists Gates and Partners
Kennedys has agreed a merger with specialist aviation and aerospace law firm Gates and Partners.
Claims rise adds to fears fraudsters are targeting EL
Employment arena is ‘fertile’ ground for organised fraud
Kennedys partner West warns of fake employment agencies targeting EL insurers
Gangs that previously staged fraudulent motor accidents to con insurers out of cash are now turning to target employers’ liability claims with a new underhand trick, it has been claimed.
Discount rate must reflect investor reality, says Kennedys
Discount rate rules should be adjusted to reflect the fact that claimants can claim better returns through investment, according to law firm Kennedys.
Kennedys swoops for Norton Rose marine specialist
Law firm Kennedys has continued its recent hiring spree with the recruitment of David McKie from Norton Rose.