Overview

Kevin has a national reputation as an agricultural and private client lawyer. He provides strategic advice to clients on their rural estates and their approach to Natural Capital, as well as expert agricultural tenancy advice, real property advice, contentious trust and probate issues disputes, and partnership issues. 

Kevin is a director of the Sustainable Soils Alliance and the honorary solicitor for the Soil Association Land Trust, and is a member of the Agricultural Law Association and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists. 

He is also the editor of Pink Book 3 – The Burges Salmon Guide for Landowners and Farmers, being published in 2025.

Experience
  • Advising large landowners on their strategic approach to Natural Capital.
  • Advising owners on the management of large rural land holdings.
  • Acting for developers and landowners on securing vacant possession and access to tenanted land to enable housing and renewables developments.
  • Advising Trustees, Executors and Beneficiaries on issues arising from trusts and deceased estates.
  • Advising former partners on the dissolution of their partnerships.

What others say...

Kevin Kennedy is superb. A very thoughtful, relaxed and pragmatic individual. Takes the inevitable twists and turns of litigation in his stride, with humour and common sense. Always thinking ahead to try and secure the best outcome for his client, no matter what surprises the litigation throws up.

Legal 500 2024