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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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.

Occupational Disease Briefing - Judgment disarms 'trigger-happy' insurers
The High Court judgment in the EL policy triggers test litigation which was handed down on 21 November 2008 validates the longstanding market practice that policy cover for mesothelioma claims is triggered by the date of inhalation of asbestos and not by the date of injury many years later. Mark Burton and Kieron West discuss the key issues, main findings and implications of this complex judgment.

Claims Handling Law and Practice - A Practitioner's Guide
The Claims Handling Law and Practice guide is now available to order on-line! This new manual is aimed at claims handlers for general liability, motor, clinical negligence, health and safety, disease, abuse and housing disrepair.
Authors: Richard West, Andrew Caplan, Kieron West, Janet Sayers, Danny McShee and Fred Heath.

Order on-line today!

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.
View the latest edition.

Kennedys continues expansion in West Midlands
Radd Seiger, partner and solicitor Reena Suri have joined the firm from 1 October with a further four liability lawyers joining as soon as they are released from DLA Piper.
Read the full press release.

Kennedys moves up the ranks in Legal 500, 2008
The 2008 edition of Legal 500 hit the desks in September and Kennedys are pleased to report that we have moved up the ranks in our Health & Safety, Insurance & Reinsurance, Product Liability and Transport Rail divisions. Read more about what Legal 500 has to say about us.