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Kennedys is a specialist national and international legal firm with unrivalled expertise in litigation and dispute resolution. We have over 650 staff globally, across eight UK and seven international locations. Our lawyers provide a range of specialist legal services for many industries including: insurance/reinsurance, healthcare, construction, employment, rail sectors, maritime and international trade - with a particular focus on dispute resolution and litigation.

Kennedys are regarded as leaders not just because we have some of the most respected legal minds in their fields - but because we know it's important to be practical, commercial and approachable. We give clear legal advice. That means:

Of course we care about the law but we're also here to make your life easier by making the law make sense for your business. We call this:

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Kennedys' Employment Briefing - June 2009

In this month's issue of Employment Briefing, we report on long-running litigation relating to statutory holiday pay in which the House of Lords has finally determined that accrued statutory holiday pay claims can be brought under both the Working Time Regulations and the unlawful deduction from wages provisions of the Employment Rights Act.  We also report on Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust v Abimbola in which the EAT held that dishonesty and evasiveness in giving evidence at the remedy hearing was relevant to whether reinstatement should be ordered. Read more.

Kennedys' Birmingham office - On the move

Please note that on 27 June 2009, Kennedys’ Birmingham moved to: 35 Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PU Our numbers have also changed: T: 0121 214 8000 F: 0121 214 8001

Kennedys' Insurance Brief - June 2009

In this month’s edition of Insurance Brief, we report on policy disputes involving whether insurers had obtained an equitable lien over a vessel after paying for a constructive total loss, and the construction and effect of a drop down clause (in which Kennedys represented the successful insurers). We also report on another Kennedys’ victory, this time on behalf of a manufacturer defending a product liability claim.

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Kennedys' Medical Law Brief - June 2009

This month's edition of Medical Law Brief features a case which Kennedys' Healthcare team successfully defended at trial, subsequently obtaining a default cost certificate which the claimant failed to set aside.  In addition to recent quantum decisions, we report on the government's response to the Archer Inquiry and the DWP's consultation on the new medical "fit note". Read more.

Kennedys' Liability Update: Court of Appeal holds that credit hire costs can be recovered.

Defendants and their insurers will be disappointed to learn that the Court of Appeal has overturned the earlier decision in Copley v Lawn and Maden v Haller. However, guidance has been given which should assist in minimising the level of claims in future. Read more.

Kennedys' Liability Brief - June 2009

In the June edition of Liability Brief we comment on a number of important court decisions, including the latest House of Lords’ judgment on work equipment, and also decisions on noise induced hearing loss, playground accidents, limitation and the MIB. In addition, we feature an article by Radd Seiger on his recent success on costs where the settlement figure was only marginally higher than an earlier Part 36 offer. Read more.