News and thought leadership

News 20/01/2022

Kennedys strengthens Scottish presence with new partner duo

The appointments of Gavin Henderson and Daniela Fusi, both formerly Clyde & Co (Scotland) partners, takes the total number of fee earners to 23 across our offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with more new fee earners expected to join in the coming months as we enjoy another record year.

• Construction and engineering
• Insurance and reinsurance
• Public sector
• Retail
• Contractors' all risks
• Directors and officers liability
• Financial institutions
• Life and health
• Product liability and product safety
• Professional liability
• Property damage
• Commercial disputes
• Public inquiries
• Catastrophic injury
• Employers' liability
• General liability
• Motor liability
• Occupational disease
• Public liability
• Health and safety

News 19/01/2022

Kennedys Legal Solutions advises on sale of Gloria Mansion

We are delighted to announce that Kennedys Legal Solutions, via its joint law venture partner Legal Solutions LLC, acted on the recent sale of Gloria Mansion, which was sold enbloc for SGD 70.3 million. This is the first full residential collective sale, since the additional real estate cooling measures came into force in Singapore on 16 December 2021.

• Corporate and commercial
• Real estate

News 19/01/2022

Who's Who Legal recognises 22 Kennedys lawyers as Global Leaders in 2022 guides

In the latest edition of Who’s Who Legal’s annual global Transport and Professional Negligence guides, 22 Kennedys lawyers have been recommended as ‘Global Leaders’ across eight countries (Belgium, France, Peru, Singapore, Spain UAE, UK, and the US).

• Transport and logistics
• Aviation
• Professional liability

News 05/01/2022

Kennedys set to move into London’s landmark Walkie-Talkie

We’re delighted to announce that our London office is to move into London’s iconic Walkie-Talkie building as part of a major workplace transformation programme.

• Insurance and reinsurance
• Insurance and claims
• Aviation
• Claims handling
• Contractors' all risks
• Cyber risks
• Directors and officers liability
• Energy
• Environmental
• Financial institutions
• Fine art and specie
• Fraud
• High net worth
• Life and health
• Marine
• Political risk and trade credit
• Product liability and product safety
• Professional liability
• Property damage
• Reinsurance
• International sanctions
• Investigation services
• Defendant personal injury
• Abuse
• Catastrophic injury
• Employers' liability
• General liability
• Medical malpractice
• Motor liability
• Occupational disease
• Public liability

News 22/12/2021

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 rankings: success for Kennedys across the region

Following the publication of Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022, the firm has seen some impressive rankings in the latest guide to top law firms and lawyers across the region.

• Banking and finance
• Insurance and reinsurance
• Shipping and international trade
• Insurance and claims
• Commercial disputes

News 11/11/2021

Kennedys hires former top government advisor to drive forward global data transformation

We are delighted to have appointed one of the country’s leading data specialists as part of a bold new strategy which will revolutionise the way we does business.

• Aviation
• Banking and finance
• Construction and engineering
• Education
• Healthcare
• Information technology
• Insurance and reinsurance
• Life sciences
• Public sector
• Rail
• Retail
• Shipping and international trade
• Sport
• Transport and logistics
• Travel and tourism
• Insurance and claims
• Defendant personal injury
• Corporate and commercial
• Regulatory and compliance
• Products and innovations

News 09/11/2021

Kennedys adds new data scientists to drive innovation growth from India

We are delighted to announce we have appointed two new data scientists as part of our growing development team in India.

• Products and innovations

News 02/11/2021

Kennedys’ virtual work experience programme hits 10,000 enrolments

We are delighted to announce our virtual work experience programme has hit 10,000 enrolments in just over a year.

News 29/10/2021

Kennedys introduces ‘wellbeing’ day to encourage colleagues to look after their mental health

We are delighted to be giving colleagues an annual ‘wellbeing day’ as part of a series of initiatives encouraging them to look after their mental health.

Article 29/09/2021

How our people are taking action in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals through community initiatives and partnerships

The Global Week to #Act4SDGs, which ran from 17 – 28 September –is focused on mobilisation and collective action by people and companies from all sectors, to accelerate progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).