England - London • Dispute resolution
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
The practice at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is ‘very experienced, trustworthy, and very capable in managing complex group actions’, acting for clients in claims linked to insurance, financial mis-selling, and professional negligence. For one client, the team led by Clare Arthurs is ’probably one of the best for group litigation‘. Noted practitioners include ’extremely effective and knowledgeable’ David Niven and David O’Brien, who is commended for ‘leaving no stone unturned’.
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Testimonials
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‘David Niven directs overall strategy in a commercial way, leaving the detailed day-to-day conduct to his very competent and diligent team.’
‘The team is extremely pleasant to deal with, and extremely well informed. They are accessible. When they delegate to associates and others, they are well-chosen and extremely good quality.'
‘An excellent team that knows what it's doing and does it well.’
The team is very experienced, trustworthy, and very capable in managing complex group actions.’
‘Extremely experienced team - probably one of the best in for group litigation. Very capable and committed to getting the best results for clients.’
‘David Niven is extremely effective and knowledgeable'
- 'Nicole Blakey is extremely approachable and a good problem solver.'
- 'David O'Brien is committed and leaves no stone unturned.’
Work highlights
- Acting for a total of 27 clients in breach of stakeholder contract claims against 174 Law Solicitors Limited in relation to the alleged unlawful release of client deposits in a property investment scheme.
- Acting for around 50 NFU Mutual policyholders, pursuing unpaid business interruption claims against the insurer arising out of Covid-19 pandemic.
- Acting for a group of 43 individual claimants in a complex group action against an architect (Stuart Duffy) and his company (The Keith Davidson Partnership Ltd).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Clare Arthurs