Keoghs LLP is ‘really at the forefront of defendant PI work – always pushing the boundaries and breaking new ground’. Under the joint leadership of Ken Young and Howard Dean, it acts for more than two thirds of the insurance market, including eight of the top ten UK motor insurers. It also represents a range of self-insured clients, commercial companies and public sector organisations. The agile team covers diverse areas such as motor, liability, disease and abuse claims. Other areas of focus span catastrophic injuries and fraud. Ryan Bird is singled out for praise for his handling of various mandates such as asbestos-related cases and stress and harassment claims. David Pugh is recommended along with Julie Park, Helen White and Rebecca Williams.
Testimonials
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‘Keoghs are one of the outstanding major players in defendant insurance personal injury litigation. My experience of them is all in very high value, catastrophic injury claims, which they excel at handling. Their internal training is second to none.'
‘Ken Young is truly excellent and is regarded with real respect by his competitors and by his opponents in claimant firms. He is on top of the detail in all his cases, yet is also able and experienced enough to be able to stand back from the detail and give pragmatic advice to insurers.’
Key clients
- AXA Insurance
- Ageas
Work highlights
- Acted for a mental health charity in a case arising from an attack by one resident in supported accommodation on another with a samurai sword purchased on the internet.
- Acting for the defendant in a claim pleaded at £3.8m by a young man who suffered the traumatic amputation of three fingers in a workplace accident.