Alistair Kennedy > Tyr > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Tyr Offices
2 The Embankment
Sovereign Street
LEEDS
LS1 4BA
England
Alistair Kennedy

Work Department
Commercial Litigation
Position
Alistair is the Head of Commercial Litigation at Tyr and was a founding member of the firm in 2019. Alistair specialises in complex commercial litigation. His clients range from major corporates to high net worth individuals. He has dealt with many high value claims in the High Court and Appeal Courts, including several cases that have been reported and attracted press attention. Alistair has particular experience of claims related to financial services and disputes involving allegations of fraud. He has also dealt with many complex professional negligence claims, especially in relation to unsatisfactory investment, tax or legal advice. Alistair’s cases often involve an international element. He is experienced in arbitration.
Career
Alistair was a founding member of Tyr in 2019. Alistair trained and spent 6 years at Walker Morris. He joined Stewarts in 2010 and helped establish the Leeds commercial litigation team, prior to 5 years as a partner at Schofield Sweeney.
Memberships
Alistair is a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an alumni of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme.
Education
University of Leicester (LLB, 1st), College of Law, York (LPC)
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Leading partners)Described as a ‘northern litigation powerhouse with the reach to compete at a national level’, Tyr‘s broad portfolio of work includes class actions, supply chain litigation and shareholder disputes. Clients of the Leeds-based boutique range from prominent business professionals to household name brands. Leadership duties are split between the ‘technically very gifted’ Matthew Fidler, who frequently brings his contentious experience to bear on advisory work for litigation funders, and Alistair Kennedy, whose broad practice extends to trust disputes. The ‘very talented’ David Cook has specialist expertise in pensions disputes, while Rebecca Birkby is a key figure for cross-border litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud