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Michelle Penn

Clyde & Co, London

Work Department

Occupational Disease Team.Care- Neglect .

Position

Partner, heads up the OD team in London and specialises in all types of disease claims and advoises on plocy coverage issues. Michelle heads up the care /neglect group in London and manages a Care Matters Blog.
Michelle chaired the review of the disease and illness PAP which introduced the Mesothelioma annex. Michelle contributes to responses to consultations concerning reforms relevant to disease litigation. Michelle was appointed Chieff Assesor of the Disease Accreditation Scheme at The law Socety .Michelle also worked with the ABI on the developmentof the Mesothelioma Support fund.
Michelle is BLMs Training Principal and is reponsible for trainees nationally.
Mchelle presents at various seminars both for BLM and externally and also provides training for both clients and at BLM.

Career

Trained at TV Edwards and the CPS; qualified 1993; Thompsons 1995 where she began to specialise in disease claims and became team leader in 1997; BLM 2000; partner 2003.

Memberships

Was a council member on behalf of FOIL for 4 years and sat on the the Civil Justice Committee at The Law Society for 9 years.IRLA

Education

Central Foundation Girls’ School; University of East London.

Leisure

Films, music, dancing, grandson.

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