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Irwin Mitchell

1 CASTLEPARK, TOWER HILL, BRISTOL, BS2 0JA, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0870 1500 100
DX:
10513 SHEFFIELD
Web:
www.irwinmitchell.com
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Sheffield, Newcastle upon Tyne, Manchester, Malaga, Madrid, London and 4 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in South West

Insurance

Within Clinical negligence: claimant, Irwin Mitchell is a second tier firm,

Irwin Mitchell LLP’s team is headed by the ‘motivated and diligent’ Julie Lewis, who is ‘an inspiration and a joy to work with’. The team acted on a £9.2m case for a deaf child with cerebral palsy. The ‘very confident and experienced’ Jonathan Peacock relocated from Birmingham to strengthen the Bristol team.

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Private client

Within Family, Irwin Mitchell is a third tier firm,

TLT LLP’s team, which is now led by David Woodward, acted in a divorce with a financial settlement involving US and English companies and several overseas properties. David Wheeler, a ‘careful and pleasant practitioner’, has noteworthy expertise in foreign abduction matters. Former practice head Alison Hawes moved to Irwin Mitchell LLP.

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