Sophie Newman

Solicitor, Penningtons Manches Cooper

Sophie is an associate in the commercial dispute resolution team at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP. She assists with a broad range of commercial disputes, acting for both private individuals and corporate clients. Her practice covers a diverse range of areas, including advising on commercial contract, shareholder and banking disputes, regulatory compliance, debt recovery and professional negligence claims.

Sophie has been involved in UK and cross-border litigation and arbitration, has experience of taking claims through the County Court and the High Court, and was part of the team that acted for the Consumers’ Association in the seminal Supreme Court case of Phillip v Barclays. She is also recognised by The Legal 500 as a key lawyer in PMC’s professional negligence team.

Sophie graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Human, Social and Political Sciences in 2016, following which she worked as a major gifts fundraiser for both Cambridge and Oxford Universities. Between 2019 and 2021 she undertook the GDL and LPC, achieving a distinction in both.

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Misrepresentation—falsity (fraudulent, innocent or negligent misrepresentation)

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the requirement for falsity in a misrepresentation claim, whether to plead fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation or innocent misrepresentation (ie was the false statement made innocently, negligently or fraudulently) and how to assess the merits of a misrepresentation claim.

Dispute Resolution