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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1AX

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Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1AX

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Value for money: 94%
11% above
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Satisfied with outcome: 95%
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Would recommend to friends and family: 95%
14% above
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Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.8/5
Approachability 4.8/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.8/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.7/5

Rankings by area of expertise

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Clinical Negligence 1 / 2
Care Law 1 / 2
Company & Commercial 2 / 2
Dispute Resolution 2 / 2
Personal Injury 2 / 5
Professional Negligence 2 / 3
Wills, Trusts & Probate 2 / 2
Adjudication Law 1 / 1
Animal Law 1 / 2
Appeals Law 1 / 1
Asset Management 2 / 3
Banking 1 / 1
Banking and Financial Law 1 / 1
Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Law 1 / 6
Brexit Law 1 / 16
Bribery and Corruption Law 1 / 2
Business Law 1 / 2
Charities 1 / 1
Child Law 2 / 2
Class Action Law 1 / 24
Commercial Law 1 / 11
Commercial Property 2 / 2
Commercial and Business Law 1 / 1
Company Law 1 / 2
Compliance Law 1 / 4
Construction 2 / 3
Consumer 2 / 2
Contract Law 2 / 2
Copyright Law 1 / 1
Corporate Law 1 / 50
Cosmetic Surgery Law 1 / 1
Court of Protection and Deputyship 1 / 3
Crime/ Criminal Defence 2 / 2
Criminal Law 1 / 1
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 1
Debt and Tax Law 1 / 1
Defamation Law 1 / 10
Digital Law 1 / 3
Disability Law 1 / 1
Discrimination Law 1 / 2
E-Commerce Law 1 / 6
Economic Law 1 / 1
Education 1 / 2
Employment 1 / 2
Energy & Transport 1 / 2
Energy Law 1 / 2
Enforcement Law 1 / 4
Environmental Law 1 / 3
Equality Law 1 / 1
Equine Law 1 / 11
Equity Law 1 / 1
Family Law 2 / 2
Financial Crime Law 1 / 2
Fire Safety Law 1 / 10
Fraud Law 1 / 2
Governance Law 1 / 1
Government Contracts Law 1 / 2
Government Investigations 1 / 3
Healthcare Law 1 / 1
Housing & Property 2 / 2
Human rights 1 / 1
IT & Intellectual Property 1 / 1
IT and Technology Law 1 / 28
Immigration 1 / 1
Immigration Law 1 / 1
Inheritance Law 2 / 5
Injunctions Law 2 / 2
Inquest Law 1 / 10
Insurance Law 1 / 1
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 1
International Business Law 1 / 36
International Law 1 / 1
International Maritime Law 1 / 6
Islamic Law 1 / 1
Jurisdiction Law 1 / 7
LGBT Law 1 / 2
Land Law 2 / 2
Licensing Law 1 / 1
Litigation 1 / 2
Manufacturing Law 1 / 9
Maritime Law 1 / 14
Medical Law 1 / 1
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 1 / 1
Mining Law 1 / 4
Money & Tax 2 / 2
National Insurance Law 1 / 3
Notary 1 / 1
Nuclear Law 1 / 20
Occupational Health Law 1 / 1
Patent Law 1 / 1
Pensions Law 1 / 1
Pharmaceutical Law 1 / 19
Planning Law 1 / 2
Privacy Law 1 / 1
Private Client Law 2 / 2
Product Safety Law 1 / 9
Regulations 1 / 1
Regulatory Law 1 / 1
Small Claims Court 1 / 1
Social Law 1 / 26
Sports Law 1 / 5
Tort Law 1 / 3
Trade Law 1 / 1
Travel Law 1 / 6
Welfare & Benefits 2 / 4
White Collar Crime 1 / 2
Local 2 / 2
Clinical Negligence 158 / 1,222
Care Law 274 / 567
Company & Commercial 611 / 4,058
Dispute Resolution 422 / 1,792
Personal Injury 471 / 2,598
Professional Negligence 347 / 1,281
Wills, Trusts & Probate 846 / 3,721
Adjudication Law 126 / 247
Animal Law 76 / 115
Appeals Law 253 / 849
Asset Management 192 / 393
Banking 177 / 1,012
Banking and Financial Law 52 / 214
Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Law 16 / 98
Brexit Law 29 / 146
Bribery and Corruption Law 199 / 409
Business Law 190 / 483
Charities 199 / 757
Child Law 504 / 1,643
Class Action Law 10 / 106
Commercial Law 86 / 205
Commercial Property 631 / 3,588
Commercial and Business Law 144 / 370
Company Law 202 / 960
Compliance Law 81 / 446
Construction 227 / 847
Consumer 747 / 4,315
Contract Law 341 / 1,412
Copyright Law 263 / 511
Corporate Law 198 / 843
Cosmetic Surgery Law 49 / 146
Court of Protection and Deputyship 214 / 582
Crime/ Criminal Defence 510 / 2,123
Criminal Law 553 / 1,008
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 169 / 873
Debt and Tax Law 232 / 776
Defamation Law 87 / 269
Digital Law 57 / 294
Disability Law 295 / 600
Discrimination Law 183 / 495
E-Commerce Law 28 / 72
Economic Law 53 / 223
Education 143 / 419
Employment 619 / 3,553
Energy & Transport 82 / 501
Energy Law 84 / 352
Enforcement Law 168 / 565
Environmental Law 81 / 391
Equality Law 339 / 1,075
Equine Law 20 / 48
Equity Law 277 / 568
Family Law 890 / 4,161
Financial Crime Law 114 / 462
Fire Safety Law 55 / 179
Fraud Law 115 / 515
Governance Law 62 / 269
Government Contracts Law 47 / 132
Government Investigations 84 / 406
Healthcare Law 151 / 352
Housing & Property 1025 / 4,701
Human rights 203 / 951
IT & Intellectual Property 241 / 1,087
IT and Technology Law 18 / 134
Immigration 469 / 2,257
Immigration Law 306 / 1,171
Inheritance Law 327 / 692
Injunctions Law 308 / 921
Inquest Law 17 / 54
Insurance Law 134 / 642
Intellectual Property Law 164 / 614
International Business Law 35 / 210
International Law 109 / 373
International Maritime Law 3 / 23
Islamic Law 52 / 77
Jurisdiction Law 74 / 168
LGBT Law 137 / 233
Land Law 371 / 1,318
Licensing Law 179 / 496
Litigation 282 / 910
Manufacturing Law 24 / 83
Maritime Law 14 / 84
Medical Law 62 / 188
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 159 / 431
Mining Law 18 / 55
Money & Tax 446 / 1,911
National Insurance Law 147 / 415
Notary 305 / 859
Nuclear Law 7 / 57
Occupational Health Law 185 / 422
Patent Law 63 / 94
Pensions Law 209 / 483
Pharmaceutical Law 18 / 95
Planning Law 173 / 577
Privacy Law 144 / 507
Private Client Law 162 / 327
Product Safety Law 14 / 54
Regulations 481 / 2,340
Regulatory Law 55 / 263
Small Claims Court 84 / 117
Social Law 73 / 223
Sports Law 70 / 303
Tort Law 51 / 140
Trade Law 34 / 169
Travel Law 35 / 127
Welfare & Benefits 249 / 1,036
White Collar Crime 81 / 210
National 1369 / 11,176

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Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1AX

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The firm is praised for clinical and medical negligence work, including complex claims involving hospital care, care home neglect, sepsis and pressure sores. Clients valued the team’s professionalism, expertise, persistence and ability to handle difficult cases. Soft skills stood out: patience, empathy, clear explanations, strong communication and a reassuring, personal approach that made clients feel supported and respected. Negative feedback centred on lengthy delays and long periods of waiting, often due to the other side, which caused frustration and made some cases take far longer than expected.

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What clients say about Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

The firm is praised for clinical and medical negligence work, including complex claims involving hospital care, care home neglect, sepsis and pressure sores. Clients valued the team’s professionalism, expertise, persistence and ability to handle difficult cases. Soft skills stood out: patience, empathy, clear explanations, strong communication and a reassuring, personal approach that made clients feel supported and respected. Negative feedback centred on lengthy delays and long periods of waiting, often due to the other side, which caused frustration and made some cases take far longer than expected.

Excellent communication
Patient support
Clear explanations
Understanding staff
Seamless handover
Professional service
Personal support
Kept informed
Legal expertise
Compassionate approach

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Victoria

Highly recommend

Highly recommend Penningtons and Varisha in particular. My claim was a long and emotional journey, but her patience, understanding and excellent communication made such a difference. Varisha always took the time to explain everything and answer my questions, making me feel supported throughout. I’m so grateful for her hard work and the successful outcome. I would highly recommend Varisha and the team to anyone needing help with a medical negligence claim.

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Mike Hayward

Clinical Negligence

Excellent, caring and professional support throughout a long and difficult case

I cannot speak highly enough of the support we received from Penningtons Manches Cooper in pursuing a clinical negligence claim relating to my late mother's care. The events concerned took place in autumn 2022, shortly before my mother died in early 2023. Our main motivation was never financial compensation, but to understand what had happened, obtain answers to our questions and establish accountability for the shortcomings in her care. The case was finally resolved in summer 2026, having taken much longer than we could ever have anticipated, largely because of repeated delays on the hospital's side. There were inevitably long periods of waiting, which could be frustrating, but throughout we had the reassurance of knowing that the case was in very capable hands. Penningtons were excellent at keeping us informed, explaining developments clearly and helping us understand our options. Even when there was little progress to report, we always felt that someone was looking after our interests and doing everything possible to move matters forward. Our case was initially handled by Laura Hanvey, who provided excellent support and guidance until she went on maternity leave in 2025. The handover to Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ronan was completely seamless, and Lizzie continued to handle the case with the same professionalism, care and attention. Both were approachable, patient and understanding, and particularly good at explaining sometimes complicated legal and medical issues in straightforward language. Just as importantly, they recognised that this was about our mother and what had happened to her, not simply a legal claim. Ultimately, we achieved a satisfactory settlement, together with formal admissions of significant failings in my mother's care and an apology from the hospital. For us, those acknowledgements were particularly important and made the long process worthwhile. Looking back, what I appreciated most was the combination of professional expertise and genuine personal support. At every stage, I felt able to trust their advice and judgement, and that made a difficult experience considerably easier to deal with. I am extremely grateful to Laura, Lizzie and the wider team for their persistence, professionalism and kindness throughout. I would have no hesitation in recommending them.

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Paul Smith

Why I would use Pennington Manches Cooper

My decision to choose Pennington Manches was made without reading any reviews, but after speaking at length with Amy Milner, I felt completely at ease. From that first conversation, I was reassured that I had made the right choice. Amy, along with every member of staff I dealt with afterwards, they all remained thoroughly professional throughout my long and difficult nine-year journey. Although I did not meet everyone working behind the scenes, I would like to give special mention to Alice Fitzgerald and Philippa Luscombe, who were responsible for presenting a complex medical negligence claim. Over the years, I was never made to feel insignificant. Quite the opposite: I felt respected, involved, and informed at every stage of the process. The team maintained high standards while also creating an environment in which I felt comfortable, never intimidated, and able to share very personal information. If you ever find yourself needing to pursue a claim, I have no hesitation in recommending Pennington Manches who were successful beyond my expectations with my claim.

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Isobelle Goodwin

Clinical Negligence

Exceptional Experience

I very nearly gave up seeking help in a complicated clinical negligence claim where other firms had been unwilling to help. I came across Penningtons Manches Cooper quite by accident however, upon reading their reviews, I made a phone call. Although the case was difficult, Lucie Prothero and Alice Fitzgerald-Miller were not only professional, from the start, they showed understanding of my situation from day one. Every hurdle we encountered was handled with expertise second to none. The best part was that I felt completely supported throughout. The final result was above and beyond my own expectations. I would not hesitate to recommend Pennington Manches Cooper LLP to anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves in a similar situation through no fault of their own. If I could leave a 10 star review, I most certainly would. Grateful thanks always.

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Jon W

Helped with a claim following my dad's death

My father died as a result of sepsis from pressure sores received in a care home. Having never had to find a solicitor to pursue a claim before, I found it overwhelming. However I found Penningtons and from day one and throughout the process I have received such an incredibly supportive service from Alice Fitzgerald Miller and Lucie Prothero. Everything was explained to me clearly and if I had any questions they could always answer them in a way I could understand legal processes I did not know. Having had this support from them throughout the challenging and emotional process has meant so much to me. I have never felt like just another case file in a pile. So I can say from my experience, from many interactions with them, that they are individuals and a firm I would certainly recommend to help you if you sadly end up in a similar situation to me.

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