Kennedys boosts Scottish presence with arrival of liability partner

We are pleased to announce that we have boosted our presence in Scotland with the hire of partner Peter Demick from Brodies.

Based in our Edinburgh Quay’s office, where we relocated in June 2016 to allow for further expansion, Peter will significantly strengthen our liability expertise in Scotland.

Previously heading up Brodies’ casualty insurance team, handling motor, employers’, public and product liability and personal injury litigation, he also has experience in handling claims that include catastrophic injury, fatalities and high value property damage; with notable involvement in a multi-million pound class action.

Peter acts for a variety of large insurers, sharing a mutual relationship with a number of our key clients, and was instrumental in growing the reputation of Brodies’ insurance and risk practice throughout Scotland. He joined Brodies in 2008 from DLA Piper, becoming partner in 2011.

This latest appointment becomes our seventh lateral partner hire in the UK and Ireland since the start of the year and takes the total headcount in our Scotland offices to 15, including three partners.

Peter says: “I am delighted to be joining Kennedys. There is a real synergy between the work I undertake and the work carried out by Kennedys. The firm has a committed insurance presence, not just in Scotland but across the UK and internationally, which will present a wealth of further opportunities for our clients."