Chambers Review
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Insurance - United Arab Emirates
What the Team is Known For
Kennedys is a specialist insurance law firm with global expertise in the industry. Its Dubai office is very active in contentious matters, with mandates in a wide range of industry sectors including energy, construction and healthcare. The team advises on a wide variety of insurance disputes, including business interruption, medical malpractice, professional indemnity, liability claims, property damage coverage, retrocession agreements and subrogated claims.
Strengths
They are proactive and complete their work within the agreed timeline.
It is an exceptional team that is very responsive.
The Kennedys team is very prompt and always delivers in good time regardless of the complexity of the matter assigned to them.
Work Highlights
Kennedys advised a large number of insurers and reinsurers on business interruption claims arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, coordinating litigation arising out of these claims in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Notable practitioners
Peter is a very senior lawyer who knows what needs to be done to resolve any matter in a friendly manner.
Peter is extremely knowledgeable about insurance and also knows the legal systems across the region vey well. We benefit from his work every time we appoint him.
Mehdi Seadon understands the kind of solution we require and ensures that we are provided with one. He is very pragmatic.
Mehdi Seadon is prompt and comprehensive in his responses, easy to understand in his writing, avoids unnecessary jargon and stays within the agreed fee budget.
Rishi Sengupta has a broad contentious insurance practice, advising insurers and reinsurers on professional indemnity, medical malpractice and business interruption claims.
Rishi is always willing to help and is easily approachable.
He is my first point of call for financial-related insurance matters.