Stephen Foster

Stephen is a partner in Kennedys’ London office. He qualified in England and Wales in 2012 and is a leading defendant catastrophic injury practitioner who supports the firm’s serious and catastrophic injury group.

Stephen advises on motor, public liability, employers’ liability and sports related claims resulting in serious and catastrophic injuries. He manages cases of the utmost severity including brain injury, spinal injury and amputations. Stephen also acts in relation to in fatal accident claims and is often instructed to act in defence of high value, complex and sensitive occupational stress claims.

Stephen has a particular specialism in the defence of amputation claims and is the Kennedys lead for those claims. He is also a member of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) which has enabled him to forge links with leading professionals within the prosthetics industry and keep fully up to date with the latest technological / surgical developments which can positively influence the rehabilitation process.

His personal caseload is comprised of reserves in excess of £150 million at any one time including claims with an international element involving jurisdictional / applicable law disputes or considerations.

Stephen is currently acting in the high profile sports concussion litigation involving multiple Claimant’s.

Stephen regularly presents in the UK and abroad on a range of topics associated with complex claims. He is a co-author and editor of a number of publications, including Kennedys' Claims Handling Law and Practice Guide and catastrophic claims guide.

He has been individually recognised by The Legal 500 every year since 2018 initially as a ‘Rising Star’ and more recently as a ‘Next Generation Partner’. Stephen has also been individually nominated by respondents in the 2023 Gracechurch London Market Insurance Law Monitor as delivering outstanding service.

Stephen is the product sponsor for the firms rehabilitation technology product which sits alongside our innovative sector report ‘The future of care: is technology the answer?’. He is a member of the FOIL Rehab Sector Focus Team.