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Portrait of Dani Allan

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Dani is a partner and a dual-qualified French avocat and English solicitor. She is a member of the marine trade and aviation group and a key member of the firm’s global yacht team. Dani is based in Paris and is also an integral part of the firm’s presence in Antibes.

Specialising in yacht disputes in France, Dani advises owners, insurers, brokers, yards, and naval architects amongst others.  In particular, Dani has significant experience of yacht casualties involving issues such as total losses, fires, collisions, pollution, salvage, and personal injury. Her expertise helps clients navigate often complicated civil and criminal inquiries, court-led investigations, as well as French litigation more generally.

Recent work highlights

  • Acting for naval architects in a court-led investigation following the de-masting of a large new-build catamaran.
  • Assisting owners in a major yacht casualty in the south of France involving civil claims and a criminal inquiry.
  • Advising owners following a collision between a cargo vessel and moored yachts, requiring the establishment of a limitation fund in France.
  • Acting for owners following a grounding in a nature reserve off the French coast.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 419867.

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