Jenny Hutchinson
Partner
Jenny Hutchinson
Partner
Jenny qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and has worked in the London insurance market for over 15 years.
She began her legal career acting for insurers on coverage disputes and defending negligence claims against a variety of professionals. Since 2018 she has been a claimant solicitor and part of the Wynterhill team. She uses her valuable defence experience to assist her claims management strategy and advice to clients on how to get their claim paid without litigation.
Jenny has acted for individual and corporate clients with insurance disputes arising from Property Damage, Business Interruption and Professional Indemnity claims. She has also built up a busy professional negligence practice having successfully brought claims against a broad range of professionals including: building contractors, conveyancers, estate agents, loss assessors, solicitors and surveyors.
Wherever possible Jenny tries to avoid court proceedings by utilising the Pre-Action Protocol and Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures such as mediation, arbitration, blind bidding and the Financial Ombudsman Service if appropriate.
Where court proceedings are necessary Jenny has formally litigated a number of claims at different court levels.
Jenny is known for her high level of client care, attention to detail and sensible, pragmatic approach to litigation achieving positive and cost-effective outcomes for her clients.
Client matter highlights:
Professional Indemnity
- Acting for 8 different claimant group actions in successful claims against conveyancers arising from their advice to investors in failed fractional sales investment schemes.
- Represented an individual in a successful professional negligence claim against his solicitor arising from the advice given in his personal injury claim.
- Represented private individuals in a successful claim against their surveyor and loss assessor who negligently advised them in their insurance claim which resulted in their insurer wrongly alleging fraud.
- Represented private individuals in a successful claim against an estate agency that misrepresented their purchased property in the sales particulars.
Examples of Insurance Disputes
- Represented private individuals in a claim against their insurer for wrongful allegations of fraud.
- Negotiated a settlement for a company whose insurer had declined their property damage claim following a fire based on alleged breach of policy conditions.
- Represented a company in a successful claim against its insurer following the declinature of a property damage claim based on disputed storm conditions and the company’s failure to mitigate the loss.
- Negotiated a settlement for a private individual following a flood at his home, incorrect underinsurance allegations from his insurer and delays to the claim by his insurer.