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News 05/05/2020
Kennedys promotes thirteen to global partnership
We are delighted to confirm the promotion of thirteen lawyers to our partnership across practice areas including commercial, employment and healthcare, as well as specialist areas of insurance and liability that include cyber, property and construction, professional liability, travel, abuse and fraud. Eight of those promoted are based in the UK, with four in the US and one in Australia. Our worldwide partner count is now 264.
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Article 17/04/2020
COVID-19 and the construction industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean
As COVID-19 spreads, the impact on the construction industry is increasing. The construction industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean relies heavily on European, Asian and American suppliers/manufacturers for construction materials and labour.
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News 08/04/2020
Major partner and litigation head hire boosts Kennedys’ Peru office
We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Fernando Hurtado de Mendoza as a partner and Kodiak Semsch as a senior associate to our office in Lima as we continue to build a heavyweight practice in Peru. Fernando’s practice is split between aviation, corporate and insurance work. He moves from Rodrigo Elias y Medrano, the largest law firm in the country, and is immediately joined by associate Alejandra Vicuna. Kodiak, who will join the team later this month as the head of our Lima office’s litigation practice, is a dispute resolution specialist. He was formerly a litigation partner at Osterling Abogados.
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Article 11/03/2020
How sure is surety in Latin America?
It pays to be sophisticated when it comes to surety in the construction industry in Latin America. For anyone familiar with the surety business in LATAM, especially those who have been stung, they will understand.
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Article 05/03/2020
Brazil’s data protection law will transform risk landscape
In 2018, the Brazilian Data protection law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados - LGPD) passed by the legislature and, in August 2018, the former Brazilian President – Michel Temer – assented to this law.
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News 26/02/2020
“Kennedys, without the lawyers” – revolutionary technology platform launched
Our strategy of helping clients use lawyers less has taken a huge leap forward with the launch of Kennedys IQ, a separate technology driven company whose purpose is to be “Kennedys, without the lawyers”. Combining human and machine intelligence, Kennedys IQ has been set up to focus on product development targeted at the needs of clients, rather than our internal operating efficiency, and recognises that the future of legal services is not just about legal advice.
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News 05/02/2020
Kennedys Real Estate and Construction teams to attend MIPIM 2020 – the world’s largest property investment conference in Cannes
We are delighted once again to be attending MIPIM, the internationally-renowned property conference taking place from 10 -13 March 2020 in Cannes, France. Our attendance at this year’s MIPIM reinforces our ongoing commitment to supporting clients in relation to real estate and construction matters, and staying at the forefront of development in the markets in which our clients operate.
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News 03/02/2020
Kennedys launches ‘market-first’ portal for insurers
We are pleased to confirm the launch of Portal Manager, the latest product in our award-winning innovative product suite aimed at helping clients use lawyers less. Portal Manager, an easy-to-use dashboard, generates real-time information on the number of claims an insurer has in the Ministry of Justice Claims Portal at any one time.
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News 22/01/2020
London Market must keep evolving as global volatility increases, warns Kennedys
With the pace of change in the global insurance market showing no signs of slowing in 2020, we have underlined the London Market’s need to reassert its ability to adapt and manage the constant evolution of global risk. Releasing our annual London Market forecast for the year ahead, we have made predictions across 11 areas impacting the London Market, namely: aviation, casualty coverage, construction, cyber, energy, financial lines, marine, product liability and life sciences, professions, political risks and property damage.
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Article 25/11/2019
Important precedent for the (re)insurance market in Colombia
The Comptroller General or Contraloría (CGR) have agreed with our direct revocation request in the Institute for Urban Development (IDU) matter.