She also has experience in advising on a variety of related legal issues, including patent licensing and royalty disputes and drafting commercial agreements. Amanda has represented clients in the Patents Court (a specialised division of the Business and Property Courts in England and Wales) and at appellate level. She has particular expertise in advising on launch strategies for orphan medicines. Her work in this sector has encompassed questions relating to exclusivity and complex product labelling strategies relating to potentially overlapping disease classifications and therapeutic indications.

Amanda worked as a medical doctor before retraining as a solicitor at a multinational law firm in 2005. She worked at a specialist IP law firm for over 12 years before joining Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2022. Her medical background and experience have proved advantageous to many of her clients in the life sciences sector, particularly those interested in launching pharmaceuticals and biosimilar medicines onto the UK and European markets. She has advised on patent issues in a diverse range of therapy areas, including ophthalmology, oncology, audiology, haematology, rheumatology and women’s health.

Her experience includes complex discrimination and unfair dismissal claims; settlement agreements; disciplinary, capability and grievance procedures; redundancy procedures and corporate restructuring; advising clients on employment issues in sale and purchase agreements; drafting of and advising on personnel and policy documents; and TUPE transfers.

Described by her clients as ‘pragmatic and solution oriented’, Liz routinely works with organisations and HR teams to find commercial and sensible answers to difficult employment situations. She is also experienced in employment tribunal work and settling disputes – and is described as ‘an astute and tenacious negotiator’.

 Liz is recognised by Chambers UK and has been identified as a leading associate by the Legal 500. She is a regular author of articles and bulletins on current employment law issues and also provides clients with in-house training. She joined the firm as a trainee and qualified in 2007.

Praised by clients and colleagues for being able to manage cases involving sensitive issues for both men and women with care and discretion, Emma is noted for her approachable nature. She is passionate about raising awareness of issues relating to women’s health whilst also being an advocate for issues of men’s health often considered to be taboo. She is a member of the firm’s gender committee and has spoken at a number of events on issues of women’s health, such as ‘Women of the World’ in London. Emma represents families looking to investigate the death of a loved one and has experience of representing clients at inquests, helping them to participate in the process and supporting them throughout.

After joining the firm as a trainee, Emma qualified into the medical negligence team in 2013. She is a member of the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel and won the AvMA/PIC Rising Clinical Negligence Star Award in 2018. She is based in Basingstoke but acts for clients throughout the country and is able to see them in the firm’s Basingstoke, Reading, Oxford, London and Birmingham offices.

She provides advice on ways to mitigate inheritance tax liabilities through post-death restructuring of an estate and the use of will trusts. Claire assists clients regarding the preparation of wills, inheritance tax planning, the preparation of lasting powers of attorney, the registration of enduring powers of attorney, acting as an attorney under a power of attorney, and the creation and administration of trusts. Claire also advises overseas clients with assets in the UK, including the preparation of wills relating to UK assets and the administration of UK estates after death.

She joined the firm in 1993 and qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2001. During her time with the firm, Claire has established and nurtured ongoing long-term relationships with clients.