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Kennedys

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Kennedys has ‘a range of brilliant market professionals’ within its professional liability practice and draws on its expertise in the accounting, education, and construction sectors to handle claims against insurers and their insured. Helen Ager, whose experience encompasses D&O and coverage matters, leads the practice jointly with head of Bristol office Laura Hurst. The claims handling teams, active across Taunton and Bristol in the South West, are led by Vittorio Cinque. Legal director Danielle De Val left the firm for Browne Jacobson LLP in September 2022, while senior associate Michael Smale moved to the firm’s Dubai office a month later.

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  • ‘The Taunton and London team have a range of brilliant market professionals, any one of their partners would be a solid instruction on any professional negligence matter.’

  • ‘Dedicated individuals who know the sector my organisation operates in.’

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Key clients

  • PEN UNDERWRITING
  • UMAL

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Work highlights

  • Representing two firms of solicitors in a claim stemming from a mortgage fraud on a property where identity theft of the owners meant the fraudsters were able to obtain bridging finance in excess of £2m.
  • Instructed by a number of insurers to act as sole defence solicitors on the “ground rent scandal”, including one test case.

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