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News 10/11/2021
Kennedys receives top rankings in Chambers UK 2022 results
Kennedys is recognised as a top-band firm in the latest guide to leading law firms and lawyers across the UK.
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News 08/10/2021
The Legal 500 UK 2022 - Kennedys secures record number of accolades
Following the publication of The Legal 500 UK 2022, 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 27/09/2021
Is your insurance arbitration agreement enforceable in anti-arbitration US states?
In CLMS Management v Amwins Brokerage of Georgia, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a decision of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington to enforce a pre-dispute arbitration agreement in an insurance contract pursuant to the New York Convention, finding that the Convention overrides contradictory state law.
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News 27/09/2021
Kennedys grows presence in Latin American with key hire of new partner in Colombia
We’re growing our presence in Latin America with the hire of partner, Mauricio Carvajal–Garcia, to our Colombia office. Mauricio, who joins from Carvajal Valek Abogados, where he has been a partner since 2015 specialises in litigation and arbitration in insurance, reinsurance, marine, shipping, and transport.
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Article 24/08/2021
Bermuda: International Arbitration 2021
This article first appeared in The ICLG to: International Arbitration Laws and Regulations, which covers common issues in international arbitration laws and regulations - including arbitration agreements, governing legislation, choice of law rules, selection of arbitral tribunal, preliminary relief and interim measures - in 36 jurisdictions.
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Article 24/08/2021
Access to Justice in Arbitration – Costs and Technology
One of the main inhibitors to the expansion of access to justice in arbitration are the costs of arbitration. The increasing use of technology can serve to curb some of this cost, but to what extent does technological efficiency impact upon due process, and can adequate access to justice in arbitration be secured?
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News 02/08/2021
Kennedys forms association with leading Turkish law firm
We are delighted to announce that we have formed an association with Turkish law firm, Baysal & Demir. The two firms share a number of global and London Market clients and have worked together on several matters.
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News 12/07/2021
Kennedys continues growth in the US
Kennedys continues to deepen its bench of offerings with the addition of partner Judith A Selby to its New York office.
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Article 06/07/2021
Virtual hearings in international arbitration
Prior to 2020, remote or virtual hearings in international arbitration were a limited if not unknown phenomenon. It was relatively common for interim procedural hearings to be heard in the form of telephone conferences. Also, sometimes witnesses might join a hearing by video link. However, to most arbitration practitioners, the idea of a substantive hearing being entirely heard by video link would have been a novelty.
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News 21/06/2021
Kennedys expands in the Middle East with opening of Oman office
Kennedys has continued its growth in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Muscat, in the Sultanate of Oman. This office opening is in response to client demand for a presence in Oman, and sees Kennedys become the only international insurance-focused law firm in the country.