Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Our corporate team has advised Apave, an international group specialising in the management of technical, environmental, human and digital risks, on the acquisition of PPL Training, a company specialising in safe systems of work and technical compliance training courses. The team advising Apave Group was led by corporate partner Richard Wrigley, with support from associate Hayfa Hazem. The wider team included support from corporate tax partner Oliver Gutman, pensions senior associate Clare Coley, commercial partner Lisa Page, senior associate Nora Pook, and managing associate Edmund Forey, employment associate Christina Leung, real estate associate Ben Madden and trainee solicitor Amelia Johnson. Read about the deal in full here: https://lnkd.in/eBNRTjFm #corporatelaw #acquisition #riskmanagement #training

Our corporate team has advised the shareholders of leading cloud-based marina management system Harbour Assist, on its acquisition by ClearCourse, a leading provider of industry-specific software and embedded payment solutions for SMEs and targeted enterprises. The corporate team was led by corporate partner Will Axtell, with support from corporate associate Leo Shrimpton. The wider team included employment senior associate Luke Shaw, corporate tax senior associate Leonie Langley, pensions partner Alison Hills, commercial and IP associate Clemency Pleming, senior associate Nora Pook, managing associate Edmund Forey and trainee solicitor Amelia Johnson. Read more about the deal here: https://lnkd.in/ev5F8JRV #corporatelaw #acquisition

Last night we were delighted to host the 10th White Collar Crime Forum, organised by Tony Armstrong of OpenText.   The event saw two expert panels discuss the topics of the incoming failure to prevent fraud offences, and the advantages and disadvantages of civil and criminal routes for seeking redress for the victims of fraud. Each panel was staffed by expert practitioners from the bar, law firms, and other professional service firms, who were able to give 360-degree views on these interesting and important subjects.   Many thanks to those who spoke on the panels: Oliver Cooke, Phillip D'Costa, Martin Evans KC (33 Chancery Lane), Gavin Cunningham (Menzies), Jason Cropper (TLT), Gideon Cammerman KC (187 Chambers), Nicola Sharp (Rahman Ravelli) and Ben Ticehurst (Squire Patton Boggs).   #fraud #whitecollarcrime #civilfraud

Members from our Piraeus team, partner Richard Johnson-Brown, senior associate Evelyn Komaki and associate Harry Rados were delighted to attend the Athens Tanker Conference, hosted by ASDEM Ltd, last week. During the conference, Richard delivered an insightful presentation on tlaytime, demurrage, and sanctions, drawing on an analogy to the comedy horror film 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies'. His talk focused on the impact of sanctions on laytime and demurrage claims, and provided guidance on handling claims against sanctioned entities. #PMCshipping #ASDEM #Athens #laytime #demurrage #maritimetraining

With no automatic right to the other’s pension on separation, there is a real danger that separated cohabitees could find themselves in a retirement trap, with no access to a sufficient private pension, but too young to receive the State Pension and too old to work. As the State Pension age rises and more people turn to private pensions as a way to retire earlier, there could be serious consequences for the fastest growing family type in the UK. Senior associate Gill O'Connor in our family law team reviews the current difficulties unmarried cohabiting couples face in regards to pensions, and outlines what potential reform of the system could look like in her latest article, here: https://lnkd.in/dD6rnjxc #familylaw #separation #cohabitation

We are proud to be sponsoring OxProp NextGen’s latest CPD event, which will focus on the ‘Hot Topics’ in Oxfordshire’s property markets. Taking place on Thursday 7 November, 8.30am – 11.00am, six speakers will provide an overview of a range of markets, from economy and commercial to rural and infrastructure. Amy Evans, senior associate in the real estate litigation team, will be speaking on the legal residential market, and, in particular, on the Renters’ Rights Bill. The event will take place at Oxford Works, ARC Oxford, and tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://lnkd.in/dw98kSXc #NextGen #HotTopics #Oxford #realestate

Congratulations to Charlotte Hill, partner in our commercial dispute resolution team and digital assets specialist, who has been named in Citywealth’s Top 50 Crypto Professionals for 2024, which celebrates the trailblazers in the cryptocurrency and digital assets industry. See the full list here: https://lnkd.in/dP6KxwJm #crypto #digitalassets #tech 

As part of Birmingham Tech Week (TechWM), Lisa Page, partner in the intellectual property team specialising in the life sciences sector, will be delivering a keynote speech at the ‘Health Tech Day 2024: The Future Awakens’ event, titled ‘Transforming Health: The Intersection of AI, XR, and Future Innovations’, on 21 October, at STEAMhouse.   Birmingham Tech Week is the UK’s largest regional tech festival, with events taking place across the entire West Midlands, with over 7,500 participants. The Health Tech event is the first main event of the week, which focuses on exploring the cutting-edge health technologies that are shaping the future of healthcare.   For more information about the event, and to register, click here: https://lnkd.in/eNAVmnqx   #lifesciences #healthtech #medtech #healthcare #tech

‘First class knowledge’, ‘unfailingly friendly’, ‘trusted and insightful’, ‘client-driven’ and ‘a remarkable level of expertise and dedication’ – just some of the feedback our multi-disciplinary team has received in the 2025 Chambers and Partners UK guide. Published today, the new edition of the directory ranks 95 of our lawyers as leaders in their field and recognises 45 practice areas. Read the full listings here: https://lnkd.in/erz54FZG Many congratulations to all our lawyers! #Chambers2025 #topranked #legaldirectories

In their latest article, our reputation management and privacy team uses a fictional story – centred around an Olympic gymnastics hopeful – to illustrate how irresponsible use of generative AI can quickly lead to reputational damage. They also consider the strategies that those affected by AI-produced inaccurate and defamatory content might make use of. Read the article in full here: https://lnkd.in/eKfP3rC2 #reputationmanagement #AI #genAI