Class Actions
England & Wales
19 August 2025
The ‘extremely experienced team’ led by Kamran Rehman at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is prepared to act on a range of complex policy coverage matters for policyholders. Michael Brown has a niche in advising on matters involving the financial services sector, civil fraud claims, and regulatory investigations. Brown’s clients often come from the energy, real estate, and insurance sectors, and he usually acts for banks, investor groups, and other financial institutions. The ’experienced and knowledgeable’ Colin Hayes works on many cases with an international or multijurisdictional perspective. Hayes has extensive experience in acting on complex coverage disputes for policyholders.
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Testimonials
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‘Compact team providing excellent delivery for clients and with a focus on the issues that really count.’
‘Colin Hayes - Experienced and knowledgeable. An excellent litigator.’
'Good firm doing good quality work.'
‘ Extremely experienced team, with depth of knowledge and know-how. The solicitors have a keen eye for detail and preparation, but also know when to give difficult advice. A real pleasure to work with, with correspondence and papers meticulously prepared. ’
‘David Niven: decades of experience. Knows how the system works and knows how to find pressure points. All of that, with a commercial head for deals, makes him perfect for professional negligence and group litigation claims.
- 'Colin Hayes: a gentle but strong litigator. Bags of experience and knowledge. A formidable opponent for others.’
Key clients
- Podhurst Orseck PA
- Trustee in bankruptcy of Alpha Insurance A/S (in bankruptcy)
- Qudos Insurance A/S (in bankruptcy)
- HHL Ltd
Work highlights
Advised on commercial court proceedings against NFU Mutual on behalf of a very large group of policyholders in relation to unpaid Covid-19 claims.
Acting for the Appellants in appeals in respect of the UK’s decision to refuse repayment of Insurance Premium Tax (“IPT”) to the Danish bankrupt estates following repayments of the insurance premiums having been made to the insureds via the FSCS and Danish equivalent.
Advised Brazilian football club Chapecoense, which was travelling to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals on LaMia Flight 2933, which tragically crashed, killing almost all on board and seriously injuring those who survived.
Practice head
Kamran Rehman
Other key lawyers
Michael Brown; Colin Hayes; David Niven