Oliver joined Edwin Coe in September 2011, having graduated from the University of Kent with a First and having completed the LPC, with Distinction. Oliver qualified into the Insurance Litigation department in 2013, where he acts for SMEs, national and international corporations, shareholders and individuals in a variety of industries including:
- Waste management and recycling
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Hotels
- Litigation funding
- Pharmaceutical services
- Restaurant and catering services
As an insurance claims specialist, Oliver is experienced in acting for policyholders in claims against insurers, as well as in claims for professional negligence against insurance brokers and other professionals. He regularly acts in claims involving breach of contract, allegations of negligence, breach of warranty, breach of condition precedent, misrepresentation, material non-disclosure and fraud.
He has a particular interest in the insurance-related issues around cladding, following the Grenfell fire and regularly writes and speaks on those matters.
Oliver also has experience in general commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, obtaining injunctions, commercial fraud, enforcing judgments in overseas jurisdictions and in defending claims.
Reported cases
Involvement in reported cases includes:
- Pakeezah Meat Supplies Limited –v– Total Insurance Solutions Limited [2018] EWHC 1141 (Comm)
- Dalamd Limited –v– Butterworth Spengler Commercial Limited [2018] EWHC 2558 (Comm)
Senior associate Oliver Pannell is a rising star.
The Legal 500 2020
Expertise
Assessment of damage claims
Business Interruption claims
Claims against security providers
Denied claims on the basis of Breach of Warranty or General Condition
Fire
Insurance claims
Third Party claims for Uninsured Losses
Professional Negligence
Credentials
Recommended in The Legal 500 2020
Member of the Law Society
Member of the Professional Negligence Litigation Association
Oliver's Blogs
Blog - 18/09/2019
Fire prevention: the danger of cladding
Insurance Litigation
Blog - 18/09/2018
My home is my castle; the cladding saga conti...
Insurance Litigation
Blog - 09/02/2018
Cladding — Fire prevention and bringing our...
Insurance Litigation
Blog - 16/06/2017
The Financial Ombudsman: Unreasonably reasona...
Insurance Litigation
