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Irwin Mitchell Offices

One St Peter’s Square
MANCHESTER
M2 3AF
England
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Geraldine Coombs

Work Department
Personal Injury
Position
Partner
Geraldine joined Irwin Mitchell in January 2006. She was one of the first members of staff in the Manchester office, joining the firm to set up our Asbestos Litigation department in the North West.
Geraldine trained as a barrister and was called to the bar in 1995, later qualifying as a solicitor in 1998 with a niche practice. She has 10 years’ specialist experience of representing victims of asbestos disease, and acted for a lead claimant in the important mesothelioma test case, Fairchild & others, successful at appeal in the House of Lords.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Irwin Mitchell maintains its stellar reputation for handling the full scope of personal injury claims. Jonathan Betts heads up the practice, and is well-known for his longstanding expertise in catastrophic brain, spinal cord, and orthopaedic injury claims and inquests, and Matthew Brown is a seasoned litigator, who handles the full range of catastrophic injury cases. Asbestos claims specialist Geraldine Coombs is praised by clients for her ‘superb range of knowledge’, while Cheryl Palmer-Hughes is noted for her extensive knowledge of cross-border cosmetic surgery claims. Amanda Marsh is particularly adept at assisting injured military personnel with applications under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, and Carol Purang is known for her distinctive focus on noise-induced hearing loss, and bullying and harassment claims against the Ministry of Defence. Richard Biggs often assists clients with polytrauma and amputation related cases, while Liverpool’s Matthew Garson acts for both adults and children who have sustained severe injuries, and often handles fatal claims.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Family
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester