I have greatly enjoyed helping clients meet the challenges presented by the significant changes in the London and international insurance markets over the last 30 years.
+44 (0) 20 7556 4529 dkendall@cooley.com
David Kendall is a partner in Cooley's London office and focuses on all aspects of insurance and reinsurance, including coverage, delegated authorities, run-off and insolvency. His cases include insurance coverage disputes (including third-party liability, marine, financial institutions, political risk, D&0 and property insurance), reinsurance disputes, insurance/reinsurance run-off and insolvency, arbitration and commercial court litigation. He has extensive experience of Bermuda form arbitrations in London.
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Represented Lloyd’s Market Association on the Insurance Act 2015 and Enterprise Bill
Lloyd's Syndicate 991 Litigation Concerning Jurisdiction in Insolvency Matters
AXA Group Insurance and Reinsurance Coverage Issues and Disputes
Insurance Insolvencies Including Lehman Re and Highlands
Commercial Litigation
Insurance & Reinsurance
International Commercial Arbitration
Tennis
Carpentry
Brings a sharpness, intellectual ability and rigour of analysis to his cases that I haven’t seen from many other solicitors.
Guildhall UniversityMA, 1981
College of LawLSF, 1977
University of BirminghamLLB (Hons), 1976
England & Wales
The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2019 Recognizes Cooley October 24, 2019
Chambers UK 2020 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices October 23, 2019
The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2018 Recognizes Cooley November 6, 2018
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Advisory Council of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies - Queen Mary University of London
British Insurance Law Association (Chairman 2012 to 2014)
Commercial Court Users' Committee
Insurance Scoping Forum, Financial Markets Law Committee
AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society
The Chartered Insurance Institute
Insurance & Reinsurance Legacy Association
Lloyd's Market Association
The London Court of International Arbitration
London Maritime Arbitrators Association
Chambers Global: Band 1 in Insurance – Contentious Claims and Insurance – Reinsurance
Legal 500 UK: Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation, Insurance: Corporate and Regulatory and International Arbitration
Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers: Litigation and Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer
Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers: Best of the Best
Who's Who Legal Thought Leaders: Insurance & Reinsurance
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