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News 9 jan 2023
Kennedys appointed to core Aviva UK GI claims legal panel following a strategic review
Aviva has announced the conclusion of the first comprehensive review of its defendant legal panel in 10 years.
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Article 26 out 2022
Reopening of occupational injury cases in the Council of Appeal
On 16 September 2022, the Council of Appeal ruled in an occupational injury case in which the Council of Appeal were summoned by Kennedys on behalf of the occupational injury insurance company.
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News 25 out 2022
Kennedys recognised as a leading law firm in Chambers UK 2023 solicitors guide
Top accolades awarded to the firm in the latest Chambers & Partners guide to leading law firms and lawyers across the country.
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News 11 out 2022
Kennedys secures top tier rankings in The Legal 500 UK 2023
Following the publication of The Legal 500 UK 2023, we are proud to announce that the firm has once again achieved impressive rankings and recognition within the latest guide to leading law firms and lawyers.
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Case review 5 mai 2022
Dementia risk and provisional damages
The claimant, who was studying for a Masters degree in Fine Art, suffered a significant brain injury as a result of a road traffic accident in November 2015.
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Article 6 abr 2022
New 2022 guidelines on rehabilitation after traumatic injury
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a summary of consultation responses along with its 2022 guidelines on ‘rehabilitation after traumatic injury’. In this article, we set out our initial thoughts with regard to the new guidelines and the impact these may have on compensators from a claims handling perspective.
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Article 15 mar 2022
Hong Kong Personal Injury Brief - March 2022 edition
Recent cases suggest courts may be continuing to crack down more on unmeritorious claimants who pursue hopeless litigation. In October 2021’s PI Brief we referred to several judgements of HHJ Andrew Li (HHJ Li) where claimants and/or their solicitors were penalised with indemnity costs and/or wasted costs orders in pursuing a groundless claim. Since then, both the High Court and the District Court have readily taken a more robust approach against meritless claims.
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Article 3 mar 2022
A whistle stop tour of key Scottish legal changes in 2021
A whistle stop tour of key Scottish Legal Changes in 2021 and is to follow
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Case review 25 jan 2022
Palmer v Mantas & Anor - the challenges of the mTBI defence
Hot on the heels of the judgment in the case of Stansfield v BBC [2021], the High Court has handed down judgment in Palmer v Mantas & Anor [20.01.22]. The claimant received an award for damages in excess of £1.6m for her minor traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the face of allegations in regard to fundamental dishonesty.
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Case review 25 jan 2022
Application for interim damages and costs refused by the court
In the case of NAX V MAX & Anor [2021], the claimant suffered serious and life changing injuries following a road traffic accident on 23 November 2018. Whilst the defendant admitted primary liability, causation and contributory negligence were raised as an issue within the defence.