INDIVIDUAL PROFILE

Kevin Kennedy

High Net Worth 2025

Burges Salmon LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Private Wealth Disputes

South West

7 years ranked

Landed Estates

UK-wide

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Burges Salmon LLP

Practice Areas

Partner advising on private client/trust and agricultural disputes. Recent cases include Sofer v Swiss Independent Trustees (breach of trust claim), James v James (proprietary estoppel, will capacity), Owen v Harris (nature of tenancy), McDonald v Rose (proprietary estoppel and family company share allotment), Earl of Plymouth v Rees (agricultural tenancy interpretation and injunction) and Abberley v Abberley (binding nature of a settlement agreement), Other cases involve partnerships, trusts and agricultural property. Joint head of the firm’s Contentious Trusts and Probate Practice.

Career

Trained at Burges Salmon, qualified 1998, solicitor 1998-2005; partner Clarke Willmott 2005-11; partner Burges Salmon 2011 onwards.

Professional Memberships

Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists, Agricultural Law Association

Publications

Author of Law Society Book ‘Neighbour Disputes – Law and Practice’; Contributor, Global Agricultural Law, published by Thomson Reuters.

Personal

Attended Southend High School for Boys; Nottingham University (Politics); Nottingham Law School. Leisure interests include sports and music.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Disputes - South West

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Kevin Kennedy advises private wealth clients on tax and estate administration matters, with expertise in complex matters of international scope.

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Landed Estates - UK-wide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Kevin Kennedy is a partner at Burges Salmon. He regularly advises clients on issues concerning their high-value landed estates.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Kevin is really good. He is the ultimate pragmatist.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
Kevin is really impressive. He is a details person, but he also has a very good ability to see the bigger picture and see what needs to be done without getting lost in the detail.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
Kevin Kennedy is supportive, forward-thinking, and happy to share industry opportunities for combined learning on new subjects such as biodiversity net gain.
Landed EstatesChambers High Net Worth