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Irwin Mitchell

IMPERIAL HOUSE, 31 TEMPLE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B2 5DB, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0870 1500 100
Fax:
Fax 0121 643 6021
DX:
13030 BIRMINGHAM
Web:
www.irwinmitchell.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in West Midlands

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Birmingham, tier 5

Irwin Mitchell LLP continues to develop its corporate offering. One standout deal was advising Supergroup on its £500m IPO on the London Stock Exchange. Paul Wakefield is the primary contact.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Birmingham, Irwin Mitchell is a third tier firm,

Irwin Mitchell LLP ‘provides a highly professional service’ and has been advising on a diverse range of cases from shareholder disputes to professional negligence matters. The ‘very switched-on’ Mark Elder is recommended along with associate Greg Saunders, who ‘gets to the heart of the matter quickly and efficiently’.

Finance

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery , tier 5

Irwin Mitchell LLP acts for clients such as KPMG, HSBC and Leonard Curtis. Lead associate Michael Bennett is ‘knowledgeable and experienced’. Andrew Taylor left to join Shakespeares.

Human resources

Within Employment, tier 4

Irwin Mitchell LLP delivers a ‘first-class service and sound legal advice from an experienced team at a very reasonable price’. Fergal Dowling is ‘prompt and accurate’, and associate Ami Sanghera is ‘someone you always want fighting your corner’. Chris Piggott joined from Clarke Willmott LLP.

Within Health and safety, Irwin Mitchell is a second tier firm,

Irwin Mitchell LLP’s David Egan is ‘very knowledgeable, very quick and gives reassurance at all stages’. The group handled a number of claims involving manslaughter investigations, and work-at-height and asbestos related prosecutions.

Insurance

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

Irwin Mitchell LLP’s team regularly represents claimants in the most difficult cases, and recently handled a wrongful birth case. Sara Burns ‘does fantastic work’, ‘attracts a lot of loyalty’, and is ‘really on top of things’. The team won new clients such as Sears and University of Birmingham.

Within Personal injury: claimant, Irwin Mitchell is a first tier firm,

Irwin Mitchell LLP, thanks to its ‘size and expertise, is able to give accurate advice even in the most complicated of cases’. The firm was the first to successfully resolve one of the ‘toxic sofa’ cases, and settled a mesothelioma case for £1.5m. Stuart Henderson’s seven-partner team delivers a service that clients can ‘rely on every time’.

Overview

Within Regional review,

Irwin Mitchell LLP is a powerhouse in the insurance market, leading the rankings for claimant personal injury and clinical negligence, and continues to develop its offering in corporate and commercial litigation.

Private client

Within Family: Birmingham, Irwin Mitchell is a first tier firm,

Irwin Mitchell LLP’s team is ‘alive to the changing face of the ancillary relief landscape’. Nicola Walker is ‘a star – an experienced, calm, and safe practitioner, who has a good eye for the final outcome’. ‘The fees are high, but they tend to produce results that justify those fees.’

Real estate

Within Planning Planning

Transport

Within Transport , Irwin Mitchell is a second tier firm,

Irwin Mitchell LLP focuses largely on handling personal injury work in the transport field. It ‘obtains the best, but most realistic outcomes’ and can draw on ‘lawyers qualified in many countries within the EU, the US and Asia’. Clive Garner is ‘extremely capable and intelligent, with great forensic skills’.

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