Chambers Review
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Costs Lawyers - UK-wide
What the Team is Known For
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a well-regarded firm with a growing costs offering. The team advises clients on cost estimates all the way through to cost recovery and assessment matters.
Strengths
Penningtons' solicitors are very clear, concise and act with the confidence of their experience.
Penningtons has a very comprehensive costs team. They know what they are doing and they know how to fight their corner.
The Penningtons team has a broad range of experts across multiple areas. They are always friendly and approachable and always have the clients at the forefront of their minds.
Penningtons' costs team takes a strong, pragmatic and proportionate approach to detailed assessment. The preparation that goes in is exceptional.
Penningtons has good technical knowledge and all round understanding of costs arising out of commercial litigation.
Work Highlights
Penningtons Manches Cooper's costs team provided costs advice to Swiss Re in relation to multiple matters concerning alleged losses of aircraft following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Notable practitioners
Andrew Jago is head of the costs team at Penningtons Manches Cooper and has more than 20 years' experience in costs law. He regularly handles the costs aspects of the firm's most significant and high-value litigation matters, including international arbitration matters.
Andrew Jago is highly regarded for his expertise and dedication in the legal field. His strategic insight, attention to detail and commitment to client success make him a standout professional.
Andrew sets high standards and stick to them.
Andrew is always approachable and helpful. He is very organised and well prepared.
Andrew is a pleasure to work with. He is knowledgeable and commercially astute.
Steve Page has more than 30 years' experience in costs law. He is an expert in costs budgeting and monitoring work and has particular expertise in personal injury and clinical negligence matters, having helped set up Penningtons Manches Cooper's processes in relation to costs for this work.
Steve provides an effective and quality costs service.
Steve is very knowledgeable and responsive to queries.
Steve is hugely experienced. He gives sensible, practical advice.