Legal expertise is just the beginning

Kennedys are regarded as leaders not just because we have some of the most respected legal minds in their fields - but because we know it's important to be practical, commercial and approachable. We give clear legal advice. That means:

Of course we care about the law but we're also here to make your life easier by making the law make sense for your business. We call this:

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Health, Safety & Environment Briefing - December 2008 - Burden of Proof in HSE cases
The House of Lords gave an important judgment last week in the case of R v Chargot, in defining what it is the Prosecution has to prove in proceedings brought under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA). Read more.

Product Liability Briefing - Ireland "Walks the Pork" 
The European Commission said that Ireland acted "well" in relation to the recall of locally produced, contaminated pork products. Read more about what Kennedys have to say on this topical product liability issue: Product Liability Briefing, 18 December 2008.

Kennedys continues Midlands expansion with two new Partners 
The expansion of Kennedys' Birmingham office continues with the arrival of Partners Eamon Mooney and Robert Welfare, Solicitor Angela Fisher and Trainee Legal Executive Julie Barnes. This new team provides a professional indemnity capability in the Midlands for Kennedys to complement its professional indemnity teams in London, Tiverton, Manchester and Belfast. View the press release.

Insurance Brief - November 2008
In this edition of the Insurance Brief we analyse a decision on the appropriate jurisdiction in a dispute involving English and French insurers and a reinsurance issue involving a claim for a declaration of non-liability following breach of a notification clause. We also look at the important decision of the Court of Appeal in Kidsons v Lloyd’s underwriters, on what constitutes effective notification.

Liability Brief - November 2008
In this edition of Liability Brief we examine the High Court judgment in the EL policy triggers test litigation. We also report on an unsuccessful stress case, decisions on claims arising out of skiing and horse riding accidents as well as an MoJ consultation regarding how costs from Central Funds are awarded to privately funded defendants acquitted in criminal cases.

The Key, October 2008
This quarters edition of The Key talks about the risk of global warming claims heating up in the UK, how claimants who exaggerate their claims risk serious punishment, as well as how disabled passengers have acquired new rights making air travel easier. It also features an article on experts behaving badly – how judges must maintain a firm line on the importance of impartial evidence.
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