Richard West - Partner
Experience
- Richard is Head of Kennedys’ Liability Division.
- General liability specialist (motor, EL and PL) with experience in advising on indemnity and policy matters.
- Particular areas of expertise include catastrophic, brain and psychiatric injury on behalf of insurers, self-insured and policyholders.
- Extensive experience in training clients' claims staff and has established a number of bespoke training schemes for clients.
Significant reported cases
- Clenshaw v Mick Gould Commercials [2002]
- Ball v London Borough of Southwark [2003]
- Chadli v London General Bus Company [2005]
Clients
- Local authorities and London boroughs
- Brokers
- EL/PL Insurers
- Motor insurers
- Metropolitan public transport supplier
- Claims handling companies
Professional
- 1993 Qualified in England and Wales
Publications
- Essential Law for Claims Handlers (Butterworths 2001) – co-author
- Claims Handling: Law and Practice – A Practitioner's Guide – co-author, published 2008
Memberships
- Forum of Insurance Lawyers
Office
Chelmsford
Telephone
0845 838 4832
