Sarah Rowland > Irwin Mitchell > Sheffield, England > Lawyer Profile
Irwin Mitchell Offices
RIVERSIDE EAST
2 MILLSANDS
SHEFFIELD
S3 8DT
England
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Sarah Rowland
Work Department
Clinical Negligence
Position
Sarah is a Partner in the Medical Negligence department and leads a team of lawyers who are based in the Sheffield office.
Sarah has specialised in medical law for more than 20 years, and has particular expertise in birth injury, amputation, and spinal injury cases.
Career
Trained Anthony Gold (London); qualified 1996; partner 2001-2004; Irwin Mitchell 2004-2013; partner 2013 to date.
Memberships
APIL; Law Society accredited clinical negligence specialist; trustee of Blythe House Hospicecare.
Education
Knutsford Country High School; New College, University of Oxford (1990-1993 Jurisprudence – 2:1); Chester Law School (1993-1994 Legal Practice Course – Distinction).
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
Irwin Mitchell leverages the substantial experience of its large team of clinical negligence specialists, with capabilities across a range of complex high-value claims, alongside a focus on securing immediate care for clients. Julianne Moore leads the Sheffield team, employing her medical background to represent clients particularly in birth injury claims. Other notable names from the same office include Tom Mather, who has substantial litigation experience; Sarah Rowland, who is similarly active in relation to birth injuries; and Tim Annett, who focusses on defective medical devices and clinical trials. Sarah Coles heads up the Leeds practice, with expertise in cerebral palsy, brain injury, and amputation claims. Also based there are Rachelle Mahapatra, primarily active in birth injury cases, and Rachel Roach, who brings valuable experience working on the defendant side to the team. In team news, Ross McWilliams was promoted to partner in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in Yorkshire
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Sheffield and South Yorkshire
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property