Penningtons Manches Cooper

By Victoria Johnson, Pennington’s Manches Cooper Severe brain injury at birth is one of the most devastating outcomes of clinical negligence. The consequences are not only medical but profoundly personal for the families involved. Part of our role as clinical negligence solicitors is to ensure that families are supported in the aftermath, within the framework [...]

Warren Collins, Solicitor-Advocate at Penningtons Manches Cooper, tackles this delicate subject. The intimate consequences of catastrophic injury are often the most difficult to discuss, yet they represent profound losses that deserve proper legal recognition and compensation. English courts have increasingly recognised that sexual dysfunction following injury constitutes a legitimate component of general damages for pain, [...]

Warren Collins, Partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP and Pankaj Madan, Barrister at Exchange Chambers and 12 King’s Bench Walk, take a look at the use of imaging in the court. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) represents a significant advancement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging technology, offering unprecedented insights into the microstructural integrity of white matter tracts [...]

By Alison Johnson, clinical negligence partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper Every five minutes someone suffers a stroke in the UK. It is a shocking statistic, especially when strokes can happen very quickly, without warning and can affect children as well as older people. Even when someone receives good medical care and survives a stroke brain injury, [...]

By Alison Johnson, clinical negligence partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP Migraines are complex neurological conditions that can cause debilitating symptoms. The cause of migraines isn't fully understood, but there are several key factors known to contribute. The first factor is genetics. Migraines often run in families. If one or both parents suffer migraines, there's a [...]

There are two types of brain injury professional: those that embrace Artificial Intelligence and those that will be left behind Warren Collins, Catastrophic Injuries Lawyer at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP takes a peak at AI The intersection of artificial intelligence and traumatic brain injury (TBI) litigation is rapidly evolving, creating new opportunities and challenges that [...]

Warren Collins, chief assessor to the Law Society’s Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme and solicitor-advocate and partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP navigates the difficult decision of choosing an appropriate solicitor to handle a complex claim for brain or spinal cord injuries Aren’t all solicitors the same? Surely, I should go to someone local or to [...]

A peak behind the Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) curtain with Warren Collins, at Penningtons Manches Cooper Life was good was Charlie. Correction: life was great. Charlie (not her real name) had reached the peaks of a successful life. A loving husband and children, a beautiful home in the leafy suburbs of south-west London and a [...]

Warren Collins from Penningtons Manches Cooper tells the story. He may have been well into his late 80s but Freddie (not his real name) was far from a sedentary life of “pipe and slippers”. Freddie may have long-retired as a principal architect designing prestige homes but continued to lead a full and active life. His [...]