Personal injury: defendant (London) | Tier 1
What the team is known for
"Kennedys‘ sizeable serious and catastrophic personal injury offering deals with consistently high-value claims in a variety of areas, including motor, workplace, leisure and travel. In addition, the team has a strong reputation for defending sports-related claims".
What the clients say
"They handle very high-value catastrophic personal injury claims. The results they achieve for their clients are regularly exceptional due to the drive and care that they bring to every claim brought before them by their wide range of insurance clients".
Hall of Fame
Mark Burton | Hall of Fame
Leading Individuals
Joe McManus | Leading Individual
Next Generation Partners
Stephen Foster | Next Generation Partner
Rising Stars
Ben Appleton | Rising Star
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Clinical negligence: defendant (London) | Tier 1
What the team is known for
"The ‘truly impressive’ clinical negligence offering at Kennedys is led by Christopher Malla, who has recently been chosen by the NHSR to advise on the strategic management of claims arising from Covid-19; he is described as ‘the most impressive and dedicated partner in this area’".
"The firm has a strong global reputation for its international healthcare practice. The London team acts for a range of public and private bodies, including the NHSR panel, as well as private clinicians, private hospitals and their insurers".
What the clients say
"A truly impressive team. The associates are excellent and the partners are first-rate".
"Kennedys offer an excellent service to their clients. They give realistic and pragmatic advice. They know when to settle a claim and when not to".
"There is excellent supervision and the partners are fully involved in the cases that are being run by their team".
Hall of Fame
Christopher Malla | Hall of Fame
Leading Individuals
Ed Glasgow | Leading Individual
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Personal injury and clinical negligence (East Anglia) | Tier 1
What the team is known for
"Kennedys is a specialist clinical negligence defence firm with a stellar reputation for success. The firm is a key adviser to NHS Resolution, and it has long-standing relationships with a host of NHS Trusts, both in East Anglia and across the UK".
What the clients say
"Kennedys in East Anglia benefits from working within the overall Kennedys umbrella which enables it to provide specialist advice in healthcare and clinical negligence at a regional level".
"They are a very strong team of specialist lawyers under the leadership of Rob Tobin and Amanda Mead".
Leading Individuals
Amanda Mead | Leading Individual
Rob Tobin | Leading Individual
Next Generation Partners
Camilla Long | Next Generation Partner
Rising Stars
Margaret Duncan | Rising Star
Samantha Williams | Rising Star
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Samantha Goward | Recommended lawyer
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Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (Northern Ireland) | Tier 1
What the team is known for
"Kennedys fields a specialist clinical negligence team highly experienced in working for private hospitals, medical professionals, and MDOs. The team has a significant market share of healthcare facility insurers and has longstanding experience in acting on high-value cases".
What the clients say
"Kennedys brings a national approach and skillset to a regional legal environment. They are insurance-focused and always commercially aware in their approach to claims".
Hall of Fame
Amanda Wylie | Hall of Fame
Rising Stars
Megan Boyd | Rising Star
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Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (South East) | Tier 1
What the team is known for
"Kennedys advises on high-value, complex matters, with clients including major medical insurers, brokers, and public bodies".
What the clients say
"Remaining at the top of the tree for defendant PI, Kennedys are simply head and shoulders above all others where innovation is concerned. Of course they deliver on claims handling and case resolution for their insurers. But they also add so much value. Their leaders have the vision to see what insurers need and want going forward, and routinely before their competitors".
"At the cutting edge of innovation, the team offers efficiency, excellent legal expertise and impressive industry knowledge".
Leading Individuals
Richard West | Leading Individual
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Personal injury: defendant (North West) | Tier 1
What the team is known for
"Kennedys handles the breadth of the personal injury practice area, acting for major global insurers as well as hospitality, transport and elite sport sector clients. The team is also home to the firm’s specialist fraud group".
What the clients say
"Kennedys' personal injury/insurance team in Manchester has a formidable reputation and is highly respected and feared in equal measure".
Leading Individuals
Richard McKeown | Leading Individual
Christopher Oldfield | Leading Individual
Next Generation Partners
Lauren Gosnell | Next Generation Partner
Rising Stars
Ian Ford | Rising Star
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Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (West Midlands)
Personal injury: defendant | Tier 1
Clinical negligence: defendant | Tier 2
What the team is known for
"Christopher Malla at Kennedys divides his time between London and Birmingham and leads the clinical negligence offering. The team is appointed to the NHS Resolution clinical panel and also acts for various private healthcare providers and their insurers".
What the clients say
"Talented and innovative team of defendant lawyers keen to find efficient and effective ways to resolve disputes".
"There is a strong team of very specialist lawyers under the leadership of Christopher Malla, which continues to 'punch above its weight'".
"The team benefits from working within the overall Kennedys umbrella which enables it to provide specialist advice in healthcare and clinical negligence at a regional level".
Leading Individuals
Philippa Craven | Leading Individual
Next Generation Partners
Mark Walsh | Next Generation Partner
Rising Stars
Christian Lowden | Rising Star
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Personal injury: defender (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Tier 1
What the team is known for
"Kennedys has ‘a vast knowledge of all aspects of personal injury claims’ and is praised for its ‘attention to detail, approachability and empathy’".
What the clients say
"The team has a vast knowledge of all aspects of personal injury claims ranging from high value disease claims to serious back injuries".
"The team work with you, communicate well, and are willing to discuss your view as opposed to making a decision for you. Billing is clear and concise, all cost and time is shown".
"Good, solid EL/PL practice. The team built good, longstanding relationships through quality work".
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Personal injury: defender (Scotland) | Tier 2
What the team is known for
The practice is managed by dual-qualified Rory Jackson in Edinburgh and is active in high-profile litigation, occupational disease, historic abuse and fatal damages claims.
What the clients say
"A good team that handles a range of work. The approach is diligent, with good involvement of counsel instructed in a given case. Cases are well investigated".
"The overall technical proficiency and market intelligence allows our business to access expert knowledge and guidance on Scottish law and motor claims".
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Personal injury: defendant (South West) | Tier 2
What the team is known for
"The key names at Kennedys' Taunton office include Mark Skinner, who focuses on the defence of insurers in relation to third party claims".
What the clients say
"Very helpful and genuinely interested in the cases (not just the billing)".
"A strong team which successfully straddles the divide between employer’s liability and public liability claims. They are always alive to the bigger picture favoured by insurers and take up robust but well reasoned positions on their cases".
Recommended lawyers
Mark Skinner | Recommended lawyer