Jenny has acted for clients across a variety of sectors including retail, technology, real estate, education and financial services and has experience advising on both UK and cross-border transactions. This experience has led her to become  a member of Penningtons Manches Cooper’s fashion, luxury and lifestyle sector group and co-editor of the firm’s monthly fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator. She is also a member of the International Association of Young Lawyers.

Having joined Penningtons as a trainee, Jenny qualified in 2022. Prior to commencing her career, she studied history at the University of York before completing the Legal Practice Course at BPP University, graduating with distinction.

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.

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.

He acts for both lenders and borrowers on bilateral and syndicated loan agreements, often involving multiple parties and countries and high value transactions. Ellis’s clients include UK and overseas banks and corporate borrowers working in international trade finance, including receivables finance, as well as advising on operational and regulatory issues. With specialist knowledge of ship and yacht finance, Ellis works on the sale and purchase of vessels as well as advising on shipbuilding and repair contracts, finance agreements, security and registration. He works with the owners, operators, buyers and sellers of ships and yachts both in the UK and internationally, from small pleasure craft to superyachts, cruise ships, ferries and container vessels.

In addition, Ellis regularly assists the rest of the banking and finance team with other corporate finance transactions and advice, and has a keen interest in sustainability in the finance and shipping industries.

She also acts in yachting cases and represents insurance companies and their policyholders in civil liability disputes concerning, for example, personal injury. Depending on their needs, Maud can also act for these clients, or on behalf of individuals, in civil and commercial disputes before the French courts, particularly in property law and banking liability.

Maud was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2023 after obtaining a degree in French law, a university diploma in Anglo-American law, and a master’s degree in private international law from the Toulouse Capitole University. Before joining Penningtons Manches Cooper, she worked in French and international law firms for institutional clients in the banking and energy sectors. She speaks French, English and Italian.

She has acted in numerous matters with complexities including ongoing criminal proceedings, mental health and capacity issues, domestic violence and alcohol/drug dependencies. Lauren also has a growing legal practice in modern family law and has acted on numerous international surrogacy cases.

Having completed her training contract with another leading national law firm, Lauren joined the firm as an associate in September 2023. Prior to this, she obtained a first-class law degree from the University of Warwick and a distinction in her Legal Practice Course at the University of Law. During her legal studies, Lauren was awarded the runner-up Gamlen Prize by the Westminster and Holborn Law Society for being the most promising candidate. She is a member of Resolution, the leading specialist organisation for family lawyers, and is committed to resolving disputes in a constructive manner.

As a member of Penningtons Manches Cooper’s Police Federation team, Jo acts on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. She has a particular focus on discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and advises on regulatory issues and internal policies and procedures including grievances. Jo’s work requires her to regularly represent clients in employment tribunals and civil courts, as well as to support the wider team by assisting with large group claims. She often advises on the drafting and negotiation of settlement agreements.

Jo joined the firm in 2023 after qualifying as a solicitor in 2021 at another City-based firm. Previously, she advised senior executives and small businesses and provided general HR support. This included drafting staff handbook policies and employment contracts for a variety of clients, as well as advising on exit strategies and on settlement negotiations. Jo is a member of the Employment Lawyer Association.

He acts for a wide range of clients which include P&I clubs, aviation insurers/reinsurers, shipowners, charterers, and operators of passenger cruise vessels. This exposure has enabled Robbie to gain valuable experience in matters concerning a number of legal issues across these sectors.

Robbie has been involved in several multi-jurisdictional disputes which have required preparation for hearings and trial in high-value cases concerning charterparty disputes, salvage, yacht claims, demurrage, and aviation insurance issues. In doing so, he has developed a strong ability in handling several complex legal matters concurrently, and is well versed in both High Court and London arbitration procedure. He is currently involved in the multi-billion aviation insurance litigation arising out of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In addition, Robbie also assists clients in seeking alternative methods of settling their disputes, such as by way of mediation. He is known for his strategic and client-focused approach in achieving the best outcome for clients.

In particular, Ollie assists with drafting, reviewing and advising on the supply of goods and services agreements, confidentiality agreements, master services agreements, statements of work and both business to business and business to consumer terms and conditions. He has experience working on privacy policies, cookie policies, standard contractual clauses and data protection impact assessments; as well as assisting with the protection and management and enforcement of trade marks and other intellectual property rights, both in the UK and internationally.

Ollie also has a particular interest in the sports and creative industries and has a solid understanding of the advertising regulations in the UK. He also has recent experience of assisting clients in these sectors with the preparation of industry-specific agreements, including brand ambassador and athlete participation agreements.

Having joined Penningtons Manches Cooper as a trainee in 2021, he qualified with the firm in 2023. Prior to starting his training contract, Ollie completed his undergraduate degree in law and was a paralegal at a global consumer electronics company, specialising in marketing law.