News & insights

• Retained products of conception: risk factors and complications following pregnancy
  Posted: 21/10/2020
  Retained products of conception (RPOC) are the placental and/or fetal tissue that remain in the womb following childbirth, a medical termination of pregnancy or a miscarriage. After childbirth it is vital for the attending midwife to examine the placenta carefully to check that it is complete...…>>
• Psychological effects following a diagnosis of Cauda Equina Syndrome: the importance of mental health in treatment and litigation
  Posted: 19/10/2020
  Cauda Equina Syndrome is a potentially devastating condition, caused by the compression, usually by a herniated spinal disc, of the nerves at the base of the spinal cord. It is a recognised emergency and surgical decompression is normally required within 24 hours of onset in order to minimise the long-term effects...…>>
• Penningtons Manches Cooper boosts growing Birmingham office with leading intellectual property lawyer
  Posted: 19/10/2020
  The Birmingham office of top 50 law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper, established last year as the firm’s first location outside of London and the South East, has announced another new appointment......>>
• Penningtons Manches Cooper named in UK litigation top 50 report
  Posted: 16/10/2020
  The high quality and broad range of Pennington Manches Cooper’s litigation expertise has been recognised in this year’s edition of The Lawyer UK Litigation 50, which positions the firm at 38 in the list of top 50 litigation law firms......>>
• Penningtons Manches Cooper acts for SkinBioTherapeutics plc on conditional £4.5 million equity fundraising
  Posted: 15/10/2020
  The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper is advising SkinBioTherapeutics plc (AIM: SBTX) on a £4 million conditional placing and an associated open offer to raise up to £500,000......>>

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Publications

E-Bulletins

• BioBrief - Autumn 2020
  In this issue: With the clocks set to go back this weekend, it will be a ceremonious reminder that the end of the year is looming and with it, the end of the Brexit transition period. Please keep an eye out for further briefings/updates on our website over the coming months.

• Employment alert - 24 September 2020
  The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined the Government’s latest plans to support employers beyond the end of the furlough scheme on 31 October 2020. The Government’s view is that this level of continued support is necessary due to the extension of the more general Covid-19 restrictions across the country and is an attempt to avoid, or at least slow down, the waves of redundancies that have been predicted when Government furlough assistance for employers ends.

• Employment alert - 7 September 2020
  As the furlough scheme comes to an end, businesses affected by Covid-19 may have difficult decisions to take in preparing for the “new tomorrow”. Unfortunately, many employers will need to consider compulsory redundancies. Redundancy is a potentially fair reason to end employment and here are some key things to think about when considering changes.

• Employment alert - 28 August 2020
  Employers should be careful to consider regularly the reasons why there are pay differentials between male and female employees, following the Court of Appeal’s decision in August 2020 in the case of Walker v Co-operative Group Limited & Pennycook.

• Employment alert - 21 August 2020
  Where an employee is dismissed and brings an internal appeal, which results in their re-instatement, they should be treated as if the employment relationship had remained in existence throughout the appeal process.

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Brochures & factsheets

• Academic spinouts - a report on the funding of UK spinouts
  This report from Penningtons Manches builds on work begun in Financing Growth in Innovative Firms, the consultation published as part of the Patient Capital Review. That report identified growing levels of investment into spinouts in the UK in the context of a perceived dearth of capital available on patient terms.
• Charity legacy report 2017 - bridging the gap?
  The charities team at Penningtons Manches saw an increasing need to better understand some of the challenges for charities and probate practitioners when dealing with the specialist area of legacies to charities.
• Data protection survey - Spring 2015
  Earlier this year, the Penningtons Manches data protection team sent an online questionnaire to data protection lawyers in Multilaw firms around Europe to gather and share insight into the current trends and perceptions about data protection regulation across Europe.
• Banking and finance fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches' banking and finance team: we provide clear, practical advice to guide our clients through transactions and issues to help them achieve their goals. We work closely with every client to gain a thorough understanding of their objectives.
• Clinical negligence and personal injury fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches’ clinical negligence and personal injury team: our clinical negligence and personal injury practice is one of the largest in the UK providing nationwide coverage from our offices in London, Cambridge, Oxford, Reading, Hampshire and Surrey.
• Commercial fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches' commercial team: our commercial team drafts, reviews and negotiates commercial agreements of all types and at all stages in the development and supply chain.

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