Litigation
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 4
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01865 722106About
Provided by Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Our dispute resolution team deals with a broad cross-section of cases from major cross-border disputes that threaten the existence of a company and judicial review work to advising on the choice of dispute resolution clauses in contracts and mediating to resolve long-running, intractable cases.
We take care to understand the client’s objectives before devising and implementing an effective strategy tailored to their needs. When the interests of a client are best served by pursuing litigation vigorously, we consistently achieve good results but we also have a strong record of success in the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques such as mediation.
In the field of professional practices we have an excellent reputation for our work in advising on the full range of general partnership and LLP matters, including incorporation, restructuring, partner departures and insolvency.
Our clients range from multi-national corporations, regulatory bodies and trade associations to banks and other financial institutions, educational establishments and companies involved in group actions. We are increasingly working with international law firms, accountancy firms and corporates to provide clients with global solutions across multiple jurisdictions – particularly in India, the US, Europe and the Caribbean.
Chambers Review
Penningtons Manches Cooper has a well-regarded commercial litigation team with strong capabilities in banking and financial disputes. The firm also handles general contractual disputes, acting for companies in the construction and manufacturing industries, as well as representing individuals. It has further experience advising on insolvency-related litigation.
Work Highlights
- Penningtons Manches Cooper represented John McMonigall on a professional negligence claim against the client's former solicitors for £3.5 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Penningtons respond quickly and with excellent advice. They understood the court process and helped steer us out of trouble.They did an excellent job."
"The team did well and our case was dealt with very well."
"The team had sufficient experience and knowledge to draw upon to conclude the matter. Response times were quick and efficient too."
"Penningtons Manches Cooper have provided me with a formidable team to undertake my litigation. They do what is necessary to provide updates and direction with the matter."
"Penningtons respond quickly and with excellent advice. They understood the court process and helped steer us out of trouble.They did an excellent job."
"The team did well and our case was dealt with very well."
"The team had sufficient experience and knowledge to draw upon to conclude the matter. Response times were quick and efficient too."
"Penningtons Manches Cooper have provided me with a formidable team to undertake my litigation. They do what is necessary to provide updates and direction with the matter."
Notable Practitioners
Charlie Shillito is a senior associate at Penningtons Manches Cooper in Oxford. He is well versed in advising clients on financial services and professional negligence claims.
"His work is thorough and he provides sound advice. Charlie is concise, is very good and available."
"Charlie was very helpful to us during the whole process, he could understand what the problem was straight away and could see the paths forward and the options available to us."
"Charlie is a very capable and talented individual whose knowledge from his speciality in the medical field gives me great confidence in his ability to complete the matter with the desired outcome."
"He really knows how the defendants and insurers are thinking and has that key insight into a case."