Profile

Megan is a Legal Director in our Belfast office. She qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in 2008. Megan joined Kennedys in 2010.

Megan acts almost exclusively for insurers and acts in the defence of professional negligence claims, product liability claims and personal injury claims. She has experience acting for a range of professions including construction professionals, accountants and solicitors.

She also advises on cover and policy wording.

Megan is a member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL). She also sits as a Law Society nominee on the King's Bench Liaison Committee in Northern Ireland acting as a conduit between the legal profession and the judiciary.

Senior Associate Megan Boyd brings a combination of intellect, commerciality and coolness under pressure.

Market recognition

  • Rising Star and recommended lawyer for 'Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (Northern Ireland)'
    "Senior Associate Megan Boyd brings a combination of intellect, commerciality and coolness under pressure".
    The Legal 500 UK 2024
  • Rising Star and recommended lawyer for 'Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (Northern Ireland)'
    The Legal 500 UK 2023
  • Rising Star and recommended lawyer for 'Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (Northern Ireland)'
    The Legal 500 UK 2022
  • Rising Star and recommended lawyer for 'Personal injury and clinical negligence (Northern Ireland)'
    “Megan Boyd has a strong work ethic, excellent client facing skills and a very strong and measured commercial approach."
    The Legal 500 UK 2021
  • Recommended lawyer for 'Dispute resolution (Northern Ireland)'
    “Megan Boyd...combine[s] an exceptional work ethic and knowledge of the field with excellent client facing skills and a realistic and robust approach to litigation and resolution.”
    The Legal 500 UK 2021
  • Next Generation Lawyer, Rising Star and Recommended Lawyer for 'Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (Northern Ireland)'
    The Legal 500 UK 2019/20
  • Recommended Lawyer for 'Dispute resolution (Northern Ireland)'
    "Amanda Wylie is a well respected and commercially astute operator and is excellently supported by associates Frances Thompson and Megan Boyd, who are always fantastically prepared, completely on top of their cases and calm under pressure."
    The Legal 500 UK 2019/20
  • Next Generation Lawyer and Recommended Lawyer for 'Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant (Northern Ireland)'
    The Legal 500 UK 2018/19