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Following a strategic review of its current nine-member panel, Aviva has appointed a core panel of four firms, including Kennedys, to lead claims legal work on all of Aviva’s UK general insurance legal requirements within England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and wider global needs where required. Suzanne Liversidge, global managing partner and client board representative said: “This is a fantastic start to 2023. The team at Kennedys has been working hard over a number of years to build our relationship with the team at Aviva. It was an incredibly competitive pitch and as you can imagine we’re delighted to have been appointed.”
Throughout November, our employment, motor, marine, travel, legacy disease, local authority and cyber teams showcased their knowledge. Kennedys speakers from across the globe also welcomed guest speakers to discuss hot topics within the construction, employers’ liability and public liability, products and healthcare industries. You can catch up on last month’s webinars here: https://lnkd.in/eWcHEyJ As we move into the final month of the year, we reach the end of our 2022 seminar programme. December will hear from speakers in our employers’ liability and public liability, crime and regulatory, construction, motor, healthcare and fraud teams. We are also delighted to be hosting a hybrid seminar focusing on climate change and biodiversity. For full information on these events, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dbUJYSX Thank you for joining us throughout 2022. We hope you all have a happy and healthy start to 2023!
At Kennedys we have a number of exciting roles to work within our IT department, based in London with hybrid working. IT Business Analyst IT Delivery Manager IT Infrastructure Security Engineer Lead IT Delivery Manager Please visit our website if you would like to find out more about these roles.
We are excited to announce that Kennedys has again been recognised as a top law firm in the Chambers UK 2023 results that launched today! With nine top-band practice area rankings and over 50 individual rankings, we are also delighted with the high praise received from clients in their testimonials. You can see a full list of our results on the Chambers website, and congratulations to all our teams and lawyers recognised in this year’s guide.
Only 1 week to go until Kennedys and DUAL Australia Pty Ltd present Anyier Yuol and Craig Foster AM at the 2022 Dive In Festival! Kennedys partner and event moderator James Melvin along with DUAL APAC CEO, Damien Coates explain the importance of this year’s theme ”building braver cultures”. It’s an event not to be missed as Anyier and Craig will share their personal stories about being brave amongst adversity as a minority and an ally and how they use their roles as leaders to break the rules. Join the discussion next Thursday 29 September at 11am AEST by registering here: https://lnkd.in/dux--kCQ We hope to see you there!
We had a fantastic time last night attending our Bristol office launch party. Thank you to all of our clients and guests who made it a very special evening and congratulations to our team in Bristol, led by Laura Hurst, on the move!
We're looking for an Assistant Claims Handler to join our Insurance Division team in Taunton. Led by partner, Vittorio Cinque, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a market leading team. In this role, you will be working on a variety of different cases with excellent long term progression opportunities and will have the flexibility to work from frequently.
We’re looking for an associate or senior associate to join the real estate and construction team, led by UK head Amanda Hanmore, in Birmingham. This is a fantastic opportunity for an associate or senior associate level candidate to make their next career step, working collaboratively as part of an expanding team on a variety of work, including high value acquisitions and disposals, commercial lease arrangements, asset management, development and regeneration projects and real estate finance transactions for our clients.
We welcomed Dr Adam Dubin yesterday for a talk on the impact of the historic Dudgeon case on the LGBTQIA+ rights movement, as part of our Pride Month celebrations at Kennedys. Thank you very much Adam for the informative discussion, as well as to Irene Moreno Garrido and Catalina Botero for hosting the virtual events. “May each person be able to embrace openly their own gender identity and sexual orientation and may the world respond with tolerance love, acceptance and legal protection. And may we as lawyers, paralegals and legal academics use our skills, knowledge and commitment to human rights and our general belief in dignity for all, to carry on the work of Jeffrey Dudgeon and others who fought so bravely to advance equality.” - Dr Adam Dubin #pridemonth #lgbtqia #makeadifference
Our Belfast colleagues had a brilliant time celebrating the office's 25th anniversary last week. The office was joined by clients and peers, and enjoyed drinks and canapés on the roof garden of The Merchant Hotel. Congratulations to partners Raymond G. and Amanda Wylie and the team on this fantastic milestone.
