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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
31 CHERTSEY STREET
GUILDFORD, SURREY
GU1 4HD
England

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01483 411402 mark.lee@penningtonslaw.com

Work Department

Travel, personal injury, insurance.

Position

Mark heads the firm’s nationally recognised travel team and its insurance and reinsurance group. He is a catastrophic injuries lawyer with particular experience of cases involving severely brain injured claimants, who are involved in accidents abroad. He is very well connected in the travel insurance industry and advises insurers and policyholders regarding travel related disputes, both in a claimant and a defendant capacity. Notable case successes include Evans v R&V Allgemeine Verischerung AG, ABC v AXA France, Vann v Profeta de Sa, Julie Bygrave v Thomas Cook Tour Operations Ltd, and Susan Pimbblet v Kevin Clelland and Ethniki.

Career

Trained Stones Solicitors; qualified 2000; assistant solicitor at Brachers (2000-01); assistant solicitor then associate at Irwin Mitchell (incorporating Lorenzo Zurbrugg) (2001-08); partner Penningtons Solicitors LLP 2009.

Languages

French, Spanish.

Memberships

Travel & Tourism Lawyers Association (TATLA); Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL); British Spanish Lawyers Association (BSLA); Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL); Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT).

Education

Canford School, Dorset; The University of the West of England, Bristol (European Law and Languages (French and Spanish), 2(1); LLB (Hons); 1998 LPC).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP acts for underwriters, protection and indemnity associations and Lloyds syndicates, as well as their policyholders, members and assured businesses and individuals. The team is known for its work in the shipping, tech, aviation and construction sectors. Specialising in marine hull and war claims, Rhys Clift heads up the firm’s London team. Other names of note include the Guildford-based travel head Mark Lee; associate director Louise High for her aviation expertise; Peter Stockill for his contentious capabilities; and Sarah Allan who leads the yacht/superyacht group. Construction insurance expert Chris Bates was promoted to partner in April 2023.

London > Transport > Travel

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Mark Lee – Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

The personal injury practice at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is headed up by Mark Lee, who is noted for his ‘vast experience’ across the travel space. The team’s workload consists in significant part of acting for claimants in international transport-related incidents which lead to serious or catastrophic injury; road traffic accident-related cases are a particular area of specialism across the team. It also frequently acts against hotels. ‘Fantastic’ associate Joanna Wylie is experienced handling both claimant and defendant-side foreign accident claims. Consultant John Strange is also noteworthy for his marine-related work.