Primarily regarded for its insurance expertise, Kennedys has a robust disputes practice featuring a deep team of practitioners that serve an array of public and private entities on domestic and cross-border litigation and arbitration. Peter Ellingham, who handles both commercial and insurance cases, jointly heads the team with Mark Wilson, who focuses on construction-related insurance claims. Rishi Sengupta is another name for insurance matters. Mehdi Seadon provides further commercial arbitration capabilities. Celine Abi Habib Kanakri and Khalil Mechantaf left the firm.
Testimonials
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‘Great team - commercially focused and in depth understanding of the working of the local markets.’
‘Peter Ellingham is a highly experienced and very wise commercial litigator with a good eye for detail and a Columbo-like intuition for the key points in a case. Rishi Sengupta is massively clever and brings an infectious exuberance to all his cases. Kelsey Evans is a real rising star: a grafter with brilliant analytical skills and a delight to work with.’
Key clients
- Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company
- Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE
Work highlights
- Successfully representing an international insurance broker in a preliminary issues hearing whilst defending a professional negligence claim brought against it in the DIFC Courts by a group of retail companies.
- Representing a governmental entity acting as employer of a mega new area in Dubai as lead counsel in six DIFC-LCIA arbitrations consolidated into one, against a local financial institution.