Education

Our team is focused on providing legal solutions to the education sector and its insurers. We have wide-ranging experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

The Kennedys team represents a wide range of education sector clients. These include insurers/indemnifiers, local authorities, schools in both the state and independent sectors, academies, further and higher education institutions, education membership bodies and dedicated higher and further education specialists. We have experts based in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

We are a multidisciplinary team with extensive sector knowledge and wide-ranging experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters. We understand the evolving education landscape and the particular challenges that our clients face, meaning that we are well-placed to help them plan ahead for future challenges and opportunities. We aim always to provide clear, pragmatic advice which protects our clients’ commercial and reputational interests while upholding their obligations to those they serve.

Our contentious experience

Our team has particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending claims. Our areas of work include:

Professional liability
Property damage – buildings, contents, equipment
Construction projects
Business interruption
Employers’ and public liability (personal injury caused by school equipment or the premises itself)
Regulatory defence and health and safety investigations
Abuse
Occupational disease
Personal accident cover
Data protection
Cyber and data breaches
Governors’ and trustees’ liability
Fine art
Discrimination claims
Employment disputes, stress at work, bullying and harassment
Travel claims