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Case studies
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Supermarket defects
We acted for the institutional owner of part of a large shopping centre in Sussex.
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Supermarket employee awarded £20,000 in damages for chest injuries
We assisted a male supermarket employee in recovering £20,000 in damages for injuries that he sustained at work. He slipped on a spillage left in situ and fell against a counter sustaining rib injuries.
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Supervising multi-faceted bank recovery claim
We acted for an overseas bank in relation to a legal charge over two commercial properties in Barking which are valued together at approximately £6 million.
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Support for cyclist injured in car collision
Our client, a male cyclist, was injured when a driver pulled out from a junction to his left and collided with him as he was cycling along a main road to work. The conditions were dry and bright and the cyclist had right of way.
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Supporting CGU International Insurance
Our property and dispute resolution departments worked together to support CGU International Insurance in relation to a property in Croydon occupied by Alders Department Stores, which had gone into administration.
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Supporting multi-national business on UK restructuring
We represented a global corporate in relation to the restructuring of its UK operations and the impact of this on its UK registered defined benefit scheme.
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Suspension for registrant who allowed a non-qualified person to undertake work
Our professional regulation team acted for a regulator in misconduct proceedings in which it was alleged that a registrant had allowed or failed to prevent a non-qualified person from undertaking work that only registrants were permitted to perform.
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Swab retained post-operatively
We acted for a client who underwent major pelvic exenteration surgery for vaginal cancer during which a swab was left in situ.
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Tata-Boeing joint venture establishes aerospace facility in Hyderabad
Our corporate and commercial teams advised Tata on its joint venture with Boeing, establishing Tata Boeing Aerospace to co-produce Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselages and other aerostructures.
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Teenager awarded compensation after riding accident involving unsuitable horse
We advised and obtained damages for a teenager who was taken out for a ride by a family friend who was an experienced horseman.
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Temporary suspension of registrant for serious professional misconduct
Members of the team successfully represented a regulator in relation to proceedings brought against a registrant, Mr J, alleging serious professional misconduct.
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Ten year ban to enter the UK overturned
In September 2010 Penningtons' immigration team achieved a successful result on behalf of a client who had been refused entry to the UK as a visitor four times; the last decision had resulted in a ten year ban.
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Tendon damage during podiatric surgery
Our client was advised by a podiatric surgeon that she needed a tibial tendon augmentation to improve her pain and mobility.
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Tendon damage leads to extensive surgery and long term pain
A woman in her 60s accidentally cut herself preparing food at home. She went to her local hospital, Ellesmere Port Hospital, where she was seen in the dressings clinic and told by the nurse that the injury would heal itself.
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The Maersk Karachi - a multi-faceted maritime claim
We have been instructed by Maersk, which owns and operates the Maersk Karachi, in relation to the collapse of a shore crane onto her deck, and the tragic loss of the crane operator.
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The rogue overseas collaboration partner
Our university client entered into a collaboration agreement with an overseas agency to recruit students.
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Three month suspension for failure to undertake clinical procedure
The team acted on behalf of a regulator with regard to Mr B, who appeared before the disciplinary committee. The allegations were that Mr B, having agreed with a client that he would undertake a certain clinical procedure, failed to do so and then was dishonest about the incident.
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Three year conditional registration order for failure to keep records
Members of the team acted for a healthcare regulator with regard to Mr P, who faced allegations of multiple failures in record-keeping over a period of six months and separate instances of inadequate patient care.
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Tier 1 (general) switch from work permit
We received a call from a panicked investment banker who was due to be made redundant the following week. He had been offered a new position in one of his friend's companies in London but the company did not possess a sponsor licence.
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Tier 2 (general) leave to remain refusal overturned
The application by our client's employee for leave to remain under tier 2 (general) was refused on the basis of the qualification that he claimed points for the application.
