Amy-Jane Westaway
Associate (FCILEx)
Amy-Jane is an associate in the real estate litigation team, based in London, acting and advising upon a variety of contentious matters, including property and neighbour disputes, contract and franchise disputes, and debt recovery matters.
She deals with a variety of disputes, with a particular focus on residential real estate and social housing. Her case load regularly consists of matters such as boundary disputes, restrictive covenant disputes, rental repossessions and trespass, disrepair, neighbour disputes, adverse possession and disputes concerning rights of way. Her clients include private individuals, registered companies, and social housing providers. Amy-Jane has advocacy experience, having attended many County Court hearings on behalf of clients, including possession hearings and injunction hearings (for applications made both on a with and without notice basis). She has also completed an accredited mediation course with the London School of Mediators.
I am a real estate litigation lawyer specialising in residential property disputes, priding myself in finding pragmatic solutions for clients. I appreciate the importance of understanding each client’s key objectives from the outset of every matter. I ensure that these are at the fore when analysing their dispute, considering strategy and available solutions.
After starting her career in residential conveyancing, Amy-Jane moved into dispute resolution in 2017. She qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in October 2020. Having worked at a firm in the Midlands for just over 10 years and seeking to focus her practice area on property litigation, Amy-Jane joined the real estate litigation team at Penningtons Manches Cooper in August 2023.
Recent work highlights
Adverse possession claim
Enforcement action
Estates dispute
Possession order
Parking spaces relocation
Access to neighbouring home application
What people are saying
A first rate property litigation team. One of the top real estate litigation firms in the UK in terms of respect and ability.
Laura Hanvey
Associate (FCILEx)
Laura is an associate in the medical negligence and personal injury team. She deals with a wide range of medical negligence claims but has a special interest in claims arising from surgical errors and the care of the elderly as well as inquest work.
Laura has experience in claims relating to pressure sores and falls leading to injuries that have occurred in either a hospital or another care setting. In addition to managing her own case load, she assists senior team members with complex high value claims. She has a strong track record in surgical cases relating to ovarian torsion and negligence during cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) as well as cases where surgical negligence or physical injury has caused a psychiatric injury. Laura is also regularly instructed to assist and support bereaved families throughout the inquest process.
I appreciate that any claim is likely to relate to a very difficult time in someone’s life and can take significant courage to pursue. I enjoy building a good rapport with my clients and supporting them as the claim progresses. I work hard to achieve the best possible outcome for them.
Training with a large regional firm, Laura began her legal career with two years in its general litigation team, before spending five years specialising in medical negligence and personal injury cases. She qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in April 2019 and joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in August 2019.
Recent work highlights
Settlement in fatal claim
A&E negligence
Surgical negligence claim
Settlement after GP error
Head injury claim
Inquest preparation
Support for family
Support for family
What people are saying
I was very impressed with the way she dealt with what was a difficult matter… Laura’s emails were always very clear.
She responded promptly to any questions we had and when we spoke on the phone she was helpful and sympathetic.
I have limited experience of CFAs and Laura kept us updated as to the mechanics of how it worked in the particular circumstances of our case.
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