Professional Negligence - London (Firms)
What the Team is Known For
Kennedys holds a prominent position in the market and is well known for its professional negligence work across a range of sectors, including regularly advising clients on coverage issues. Clients include major insurers and accounting groups. The team offers strong construction-related professional negligence expertise and has further experience in defending high-value claims against brokers and IFAs.
Strengths
"Kennedys are always excellent."
"They are experts in the field of professional indemnity and financial lines."
"Kennedys is a heavyweight firm that deals with very large and sophisticated matters."
"Timelines are always managed very well and there is good communication throughout our dealings with the team."
Work Highlights
Kennedys defended Irwin Mitchell in a professional negligence claim arising from the sale of a substantial country house for property development purposes.
Notable Practitioners
Simon Gibson is a highly regarded practitioner in the professional negligence sphere, with experience advising clients from the legal, construction and financial sectors. He also advises insurers on coverage matters. "Simon is absolutely fantastic, I can't rate him highly enough. He makes a complex investigation really easy to follow from an advice perspective and allows us to have confidence in his advice."
Paul Castellani frequently advises law firms on solicitors' liability matters, with further strength acting for insurance brokers in negligence claims. "Paul is very experienced, client-friendly and knows his way around a variety of issues." "Paul is just amazing and the calmest person I have ever met." "He's a fantastic lawyer and great to work with."