Patrick Kenny

Associate
London

OVERVIEW

Patrick focuses on competition, environmental, and human rights disputes.

Expertise

Patrick joined Hausfeld in May 2023 from Slaughter and May, where he qualified as an associate in their disputes and investigation practice. During his training contract, he also gained experience in corporate and finance departments, was seconded to Treasury Legal Advisers, and was heavily involved in various pro bono initiatives.

Patrick speaks Modern Standard Arabic.

At Hausfeld, he has:
- Advised a director facing criminal charges under s. 441 and 451 Companies Act 2006.
- Advised a tech company on the application of the Online Services Act 2003.
Prior to joining Hausfeld, Patrick worked on:
- Various High Court cases including contractual disputes.
- An international arbitration in the power sector.
- Criminal investigations into allegations of bribery, brought in Italy.
- Various substantial financial transactions, including the renegotiation of facility agreements and swap documentation.
Before Hausfeld, Patrick was part of the legal team that:
- Advised on the defence of CPO proceedings in relation to the ‘Trucks’ cartel follow-on damages claims.
At Hausfeld, he is part of the legal team working on:
- An opt-out collective action filed on behalf of UK publishers of websites and apps against tech giant Google in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal. The claim alleges that Google has infringed competition law in the online display advertising market where over 200,000 websites and apps have lost out on ad revenue, and could therefore collectively receive an estimated £3.4bn in damages.
- Trains - The very first collective claim filed by Hausfeld back in February 2019, with co-counsel Charles Lyndon. It was also the first collective claim brought before the CAT on a standalone basis. Crucially for the regime more generally, in July 2022 the Court of Appeal held in Trains that liability can be determined on an aggregate basis in collective proceedings, which was a very important ruling for collective proceedings in the UK. We helped progress the case over 5 years during which the claim benefited from our competition litigation expertise.

At Hausfeld, he has:
- Advised on a case against BP plc, claiming damages associated with gas flaring in Iraq.
- Advised on and investigated various potential transnational tort claims arising from environmental issues.
Patrick has previously worked on:
- Claims arising out of the Fundão Dam collapse in Brazil.
At Hausfeld, he is part of the legal team that has worked on:
- The preparation and filing an application to the European Court of Human Rights for Friends of the Earth, following the Supreme Court’s ruling on protest rights in Wolverhampton City Council v London Gypsies and Travellers.
Before Hausfeld, Patrick was part of the team that worked on:
- The Ministry of Defence’s successful defence of a judicial review in relation to its statutory rights to enfranchise Service Family Accommodation.
While at Treasury Legal Advisers, Patrick advised on:
- The design of the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill and the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill.
- A number of judicial reviews and various public law obligations, including those arising under the Equality Act 2010 and the Inquiries Act 2005.