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Provided by Jenny Kennedy
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Jenny Kennedy is a Partner on Anthony Gold’s Injury and Medical Claims team.
A complex brain, spinal and amputation expert, Jenny is well known for representing foreign national clients injured in the UK as well as British nationals injured abroad. She settled the first reported case involving indexation of periodical payments to a foreign jurisdiction and secured a verdict of unlawful killing before a UK Coroner for the family of a mother killed whilst on holiday In South America.
Described as "one of the most respected PI claimant lawyers in the country" her expertise includes dealing with all the associated elements of catastrophic injury litigation and managing the needs of clients with issues associated with significant head injury. Jenny is recognised as a Star Individual in the Chambers Directory and a Hall of Fame Lawyer in The Legal 500.
Jenny has a medical background, having qualified as a psychiatric nurse, and her clinical negligence expertise includes a wide range of claims of complexities with a special interest in psychiatric and orthopaedic injury cases.
In 2022 Jenny was named "Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the Year" at the annual PI Awards.
Professional Memberships
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) member
Law Society Personal Injury panel member
Law Society Clinical Negligence panel member
Publications
On the Editorial Board of Kemp & Kemp: Personal Injury Law, Practice and Procedure
Co-author of Personal Injury Practice (Bloomsbury Professional)
Co-author of Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims (Bloomsbury Professional)
Chambers Review
UK
Jenny Kennedy is highly regarded in the personal injury market for her work in complex brain, spinal and amputation cases. She is also recommended for cross-border matters.
Jenny Kennedy has experience handling spinal, brain and orthopaedic injury claims, including those arising from failures in psychiatric care and misdiagnoses. She also supports clients in cases concerning sepsis.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jenny was truly exceptional as a solicitor and most importantly as a person who understood my circumstances and I will forever be grateful to her."
"Jenny is a strong advocate for her clients."
"Jenny has a brain the size of a planet - she is so committed and very, very clever."
"Jenny Kennedy is an excellent lawyer."
"Jenny is on every detail and is truly exceptional."
"Jenny is an absolute marvel who has achieved above and beyond what we could have hoped for. I can’t rate her highly enough."
"Jenny is an amazing solicitor; extremely focused and hardworking, she is top-notch."
"Jenny was truly exceptional as a solicitor and most importantly as a person who understood my circumstances and I will forever be grateful to her."
"Jenny is a strong advocate for her clients."
"Jenny has a brain the size of a planet - she is so committed and very, very clever."
"Jenny Kennedy is an excellent lawyer."
"Jenny is on every detail and is truly exceptional."
"Jenny is an absolute marvel who has achieved above and beyond what we could have hoped for. I can’t rate her highly enough."
"Jenny is an amazing solicitor; extremely focused and hardworking, she is top-notch."
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