The Legal 500 UK 2022 - Kennedys secures record number of accolades

Following the publication of The Legal 500 UK 2022 results, we are proud to announce that the firm has once again achieved impressive rankings within the latest guide to leading law firms and lawyers across the United Kingdom.

Building on previous years' successes, Kennedys has received top-tier accolades in 11 out of a total of 38 practice area rankings for the firm. These rankings reach across the spectrum of Kennedys’ expertise and services, such as insurance and reinsurance, clinical and professional negligence, commercial litigation, construction, employment, healthcare, finance, real estate and environment, personal injury, and transport and travel.

In addition, a record 140 Kennedys lawyers have been recommended within the guide this year. Eight Kennedys partners have been listed in the elite Hall of Fame, which recognises lawyers at the top of the profession. 19 partners received the accolade of Leading Individual, nine partners have been named within the Next Generation Partner category, alongside 14 Kennedys lawyers noted individually as a Rising Star.

Kennedys are an exceptional law firm. They are committed to ensuring that they tend to the needs of the client 24/7…and have adapted to the challenges that COVID-19 has presented with ease.
The Legal 500 UK 2022

These rankings reflect the comprehensive analysis undertaken by The Legal 500's legal directory research team. Along with robust assessments of law firm submissions, they also conduct interviews with thousands of clients across the country to gauge their opinions on both firms and individual lawyers that they've worked with.

Not only are we delighted to have received such high praise for our practice areas and teams, we are pleased that so many of our lawyers have been recognised individually. This demonstrates both their breadth of expertise, along with how valued they are to our clients, who play a key role in informing The Legal 500 results.

Kennedys handles some of the most notable, multi-jurisdictional insurance and reinsurance disputes in the market.
The Legal 500 UK 2022

Full details of Kennedys accolades divided by expertise:

Practice area rankings

  • Banking litigation (North West)
  • Commercial litigation: Manchester (North West)
  • Commercial litigation: mid-market (London)
  • Dispute resolution (Northern Ireland)

Hall of Fame

Recommended lawyers

Top tier practice area rankings

  • Health and safety (London)

Other practice area rankings

  • Employers (London)
  • Employment (East Anglia)
  • Employment (North West)
  • Health and safety (West Midlands)
  • Health and safety (Yorkshire and the Humber)

Hall of Fame

Leading Individual

Rising Star

Recommended lawyers

Practice area rankings

  • Finance: insolvency and corporate recovery (North West)

Leading individuals

  • Tobin Ashby – Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory (London)

Recommended lawyers

  • Dino Paganuzzi - Finance: insolvency and corporate recovery (North West)
  • Laura Smith - Finance: insolvency and corporate recovery (North West)

Practice area rankings

  • Healthcare (London)

Rising Stars

Recommended lawyers

Top tier practice area rankings

  • Clinical negligence: defendant (London)
  • Insurance and reinsurance litigation (London)
  • Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (East Anglia)
  • Personal injury: defendant (London)
  • Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (Northern Ireland)
  • Personal injury: defendant (North West)
  • Professional negligence (North West)
  • Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (South East)
  • Professional negligence (West Midlands)
  • Personal injury: defendant (Yorkshire and the Humber)

Other practice area rankings

  • Product liability: defendant (London)
  • Professional negligence (London)
  • Personal injury: defendant (Scotland)
  • Personal injury: defendant (South West)
  • Professional negligence (South West)
  • Clinical negligence: defendant (West Midlands)
  • Personal injury: defendant (West Midlands)
  • Professional negligence: defendant (Yorkshire and the Humber)

Hall of Fame

  • Mark Burton – Personal injury: defendant (London)
  • David Chadwick – Insurance and reinsurance litigation (London)
  • Christopher Malla – Clinical negligence: Defendant (London) 
  • Nick Williams - Insurance and reinsurance litigation (London)
  • Amanda Wylie – Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (Northern Ireland)

Leading Individuals

Next Generation Partners

Rising Stars

Recommended lawyers

Practice area rankings

  • Construction: contentious (London)
  • Environment (London)
  • Commercial property: Manchester (North West)
  • Property litigation (North West)
  • Construction (Yorkshire and the Humber)

Firm to watch

  • Commercial property: development (London)

Recommended lawyers

Practice area rankings

  • Aviation (London)
  • Shipping (London)
  • Travel (London)

Hall of Fame

Leading Individuals

Next Generation Partners

Rising Stars

Kennedys has been a real partner to us when navigating ever-changing legislation, especially in unfamiliar jurisdictions.
The Legal 500 UK 2022

The Legal 500 UK is a leading guide to law firms across the United Kingdom. The rankings are based on a series of criteria that highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. The research is based on feedback from clients, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market.

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