Kennedys

Kennedys has grown its Birmingham office with the appointment of two new partners Mark Walsh and Robert Wallace, from Lyons Davidson.

Mark has led the high-value catastrophic injury claims team at Lyons Davidson for the past seven years. His caseload includes motor, employers’ liability and public liability litigation with a specialist focus on high value claims and fraud. Mark joined the Bristol office of the firm in 1999 before moving to the Solihull office in 2002 to set up a new defendant team, becoming a partner in 2007.

Robert has 26 years’ experience in personal injury working as a general liability specialist. He worked as both a claimant and defendant lawyer, instructed by personal and commercial lines insurers, trade unions and motor legal expense insurers. He became a partner in 2011 and has a special interest in chronic pain cases, ranging from complex regional pain syndrome to fibromyalgia. He also has experience of complex claims, specialising in head and spinal injuries.

Also joining with Mark and Robert is solicitor Sandip Sidhu and legal executive Rachel Harbour. With over eight years’ experience in the field of personal injury, Sandip has a particular interest in complex liability issues and injuries. Her caseload includes a variety of large loss and technical matters, with experience of road traffic accidents, employers’ liability, occupiers’ liability, and cases involving chronic pain and pain disorders such as fibromyalgia, somatoform disorders and chronic regional pain syndrome.

Rachel, who qualified as a legal executive in 2015, has assisted Mark on a number of catastrophic injury claims involving head and spinal injuries. Her caseload includes motor, employers’ liability and public liability litigation which exceeds £100,000 or contains technical aspects.

Kennedys’ senior partner Nick Thomas says: “We are delighted to have Mark, Robert and their team join us. Collectively they bring many years of experience which complements our presence in the high value and catastrophic injury claims practice area. It is important to us that we attract talent of their calibre and expertise into our firm as we continue to grow our presence across the UK and internationally.”