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Lesley Allan
Louise Bedford
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Lesley is a Partner in Kennedys' Celtic Team. Her practice focuses on public sector, third sector and blue light issues. She regularly acts for local authorities, care service providers, educational, and charitable organisations. Lesley has acted for clients in a wide range of social care and safeguarding issues, including claims related to moving and handling, management of challenging behaviours, historical abuse claims, and fatal accident inquiries. Lesley has represented clients in the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, and advised clients on potential engagement in the Redress Scheme, which offers an alternative to litigation for survivors of historical child abuse.
Louise is a Partner at Kennedys within the Local Authority and Abuse Team. She specialises in claims involving allegations of historic child abuse including issues around vicarious liability, duty of care and neglect. Louise’s work involves high profile and sensitive matters, advising on safeguarding issues and reputational risk.
Louise has spent a number of years working with one local authority client in the drafting and operational management of a redress scheme, a form of alternative dispute resolution which compensates survivors of historic abuse. She also has experience of dealing with claims involving allegations of stress, bulling and harassment, as well as general employers’ liability, occupiers’ liability and highways claims.