Kennedys is praised as a ‘London-quality defendant insurer team, operating in the West Midlands’, which is ’able to compete effectively on price/quality with the London-based teams'. At the helm is Ian Davies who ‘has been exceptional at everything that he does’. James Shrimpton heads the firm’s employers’ and public liability group. Philippa Craven is another respected member of the department who co-heads the firm’s occupational disease practice, and advises an impressive array of insurer and corporate clients. Mark Walsh specialises in high-value and catastrophic injury claims. Naomi North helps companies and individuals when they are facing investigations by the police and HSE. Sandip Sidhu was promoted to the partnership in May 2023.
Testimonials
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‘Mark Walsh – A star amongst the firm's partners who has the full confidence of all his many insurer clients. A master tactician.'
‘James Shrimpton – he has an outstanding feel for the merits/weakness of a case. He is a real details man. Bethany Haycock – an up-and-coming solicitor, with a bright future.’
Key clients
- Hertz
- EON