Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
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We are renowned for handling complex, challenging and high value cases in the fields of brain injury, spinal injury, amputation cases and workplace illnesses. We have recovered over £109,500,000 in damages over the past 12 months. Additionally, our Yorkshire Workplace Illness teams also recovered over £72,012 for hospices in 2022.
We have 7 colleagues recognised as Fellows of APIL across our Yorkshire offices. We also have numerous APIL accredited specialists across the two offices:
Brain injury (14)
Spinal injury (4)
Fatal accident (2)
Asbestos (13)
Occupational disease (13)
We created The Parent Carer Forum by Irwin Mitchell in August 2020 which offers advice and support to over 700 parents, carers and charities on a wide range of legal and practical matters.
Our wider commitments:
- We are panel solicitors for Day One, a Leeds Teaching Hospital Charity which helps victims of trauma.
- Our Sheffield team continues to run a dedicated pro-bono legal clinic, at the neuro-critical care unit at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield
- We work with the Brain & Spine Foundation where we are now their sole legal provider.
- Trusted Legal Partner for the Spinal Injuries Association offering legal support to members.
We have longstanding relationships with: SIA, The Back-Up Trust; Headway; Wakefield Second Chance; The Children’s Trust; BRAKE, RoadPeace, June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund; Mesothelioma UK, and Sheffield and the Yorkshire Asbestos Support Groups.
Chambers Review
Irwin Mitchell has a market-leading practice that acts on a comprehensive range of complex claims. The team's expertise includes a focus on high-value, serious claims arising from RTAs, chronic pain, and brain and spinal injuries. It has an additional strength in Court of Protection issues, criminal injuries and asset management. The firm also employs a dedicated client liaison manager in Leeds to maximise client service. It is particularly adept at acting on industrial disease matters, including asbestos-related disease claims. It has offices in Leeds and Sheffield.
Strengths
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"The Irwin Mitchell team is made up of very assertive lawyers. They fight hard for their clients and are very tactical."
"It is a top flight team who are very thorough and diligent."
"The team is very supportive and eager to help in any way they can."
"The Irwin Mitchell team is made up of very assertive lawyers. They fight hard for their clients and are very tactical."
"It is a top flight team who are very thorough and diligent."
"The team is very supportive and eager to help in any way they can."
Notable Practitioners
Sion Kingston is based in Leeds and is well-equipped to assist with catastrophic injury matters arising from RTAs. She also handles CICA cases.
"Sion is prominent in the field and has a good reputation."
Carolyn Heaton heads the neurotrauma team in Leeds and frequently undertakes high-value catastrophic injury cases, usually arising from RTAs.
"Carolyn has a very strong reputation and experience."
"Carolyn took us from the initial meeting to the conclusion of the case, told us exactly what lay ahead and followed it to a successful conclusion. We were very happy."
Claire Newstead is a partner in the firm's serious injury team. She has particular expertise in RTAs and accidents at work.
"She is excellent."
"Claire is highly experienced. She is extremely thorough and efficient. Claire is an excellent negotiator who gets great results for her clients."
David Withers is well-versed in complex personal injury cases, particularly those involving spinal and brain injuries arising from RTAs.
"David gets great results. He is very able and well-respected."
"David was an asset to my case."
"He is a very sound practitioner."
Louise Jenkins is based in Irwin Mitchell's Sheffield office. She is well-versed in RTA cases involving brain injury. She is also experienced in personal injury cases featuring complicated liability and quantum issues.
"Louise is absolutely great and does all that she can to support us."
Rachael Aram advises on high-value cases surrounding RTAs resulting in cerebral injuries, with notable experience representing cyclists. Aram is based in Irwin Mitchell's Sheffield office.
"Rachael is highly responsive and skillful."
"Rachael Aram's client service, sophistication and commercial vision is very strong. She is an amazing lawyer."
Hema Rana is an up-and-coming lawyer in the firm's neurotrauma team. She is adept at handling catastrophic injury cases resulting from RTAs.
"Hema is well-known in this area."
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