About

Provided by Kennedys

Our liability division acts for over 240 defendant insurance clients who continue to trust us with their most complex matters and come to us to resolve the big-money cases, involving claims pleaded into the double and even triple-figure million-pounds. 

Innovation remains the cornerstone of the division, and head of division Richard West is at the helm, with his pioneering core principle of empowering our clients to 'use lawyers less' by providing a supportive legal foundation that gives our clients the tools to succeed, improving the legal process by making it more straightforward and transparent. Karim Derrick heads up the Kennedys Research and Development team who are tasked with creating client-focused products which enable them to save money and reduce indemnity spend. 

In keeping with the strategy of becoming a trusted advisor to clients, Kennedys launched the multi award winning ‘Kennedys Innovation toolkit’ and it is revolutionising the way in which clients respond to claims. The toolkit enables our clients to save time, increase efficiency, reduces the overall cost of claims and delivers better outcomes.

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Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Kennedys has a market-leading defence practice skilled in representing major insurers and corporations. The team advises on a broad range of personal injury claims arising from workplace accident and motor cases, and offers notable expertise in international claims, bolstered by its network of offices worldwide.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Mark Burton
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Mark Burton chairs the firm's UK catastrophic injury team and handles big-ticket claims for insurers, including severe brain injury claims. He has significant expertise in handling claims arising from motor accidents.

Mark is a class act.

Mark is super smart and very valued by insurer clients.

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Richard West
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Richard West regularly advises insurers in connection with catastrophic injury claims and motor insurance coverage disputes. He has handled many high-value claims in this area.

Richard has a real ear for innovation and development. He is a strategist and a thinker.

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David Thompson
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David Thompson acts for insurers in catastrophic injury claims. He is particularly adept at handling cases arising from workplace accidents as well as Animals Act matters.

David is very thorough, with good attention to detail, and can be very tenacious when we need him to be.

Ranked Lawyers at
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UK-wide

Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant

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Mark Burton
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Richard West
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David Thompson
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Members

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Charles Martin

Helen Snowball

Jennifer Harris

Richard West

Head of Department