INDIVIDUAL PROFILE

Kevin Kennedy

High Net Worth 2026

Burges Salmon LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Private Wealth Disputes

South West

8 years ranked

Landed Estates

UK-wide

2 years ranked

About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Kevin is Head of Estates and Land at Burges Salmon. He advises a wide range of landowners and occupiers, trustees, beneficiaries and institutions and all issues connected with rural estates and land, and also related issues including wills, trusts, probate and partnerships. His advice includes includes strategic, advisory and contentious matters. Kevin is involved in leading-edge work in this area, including authoring the Environmental Farm Business Tenancy (eFBT) for The Crown Estate. He is a director of the Sustainable Soils Alliance and honorary solicitor for the Soil Association Land Trust.

Career

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

Professional Memberships

Agricultural Law Association, Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists.

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.

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, with expertise in complex matters with international scope.

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Landed Estates - UK-wide

Band 2

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 good at his job and easy to approach.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
Kevin Kennedy is relaxed, calm and measured and he has seen it all before, which is reassuring. He knows where a case is going.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
Kevin is very experienced in this area.
Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
Kevin has great knowledge of the space and gets the job done. Clients are always safe with him.
Landed EstatesChambers High Net Worth
He is always willing to help and listen to our concerns. He will guide us and give us opinions as well, which is very helpful, whilst still listening to what you have said.
Landed EstatesChambers High Net Worth
Kevin Kennedy is enthusiastic, always incredibly upbeat and really positive. Even for some difficult matters, you feel you get a thorough and full service from him. He is really keen to always strengthen the relationship that we have with him as clients, too.
Landed EstatesChambers High Net Worth