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Simon Harrington
Work Department
Serious injury – MoD.
Position
Partner in the Ministry of Defence team in Cambridge acting exclusively for service personnel for more than ten years. Simon was one of the first lawyers to settle a claim arising out of Gulf War 2 (Op Tellic) and was one of a select group of lawyers invited to make representations to the Secretary of State in relation to the inception of the AFCS. Simon has a particular interest in non-freezing cold weather injury claims, assisting several hundred clients and recovering over £10m in compensation. Through his cold injury work Simon has gained considerable experience in assisting Commonwealth soldiers in claims for compensation and, specifically, recovering losses which stem from their deprivation of British residency following medical discharge. In addition to his personal injury work he also regularly assists with claims being brought under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. Simon received the Law Society prize for outstanding academic performance in his LPC and was a finalist in the Young Lawyer of the Year category at the Eclipse Proclaim Awards in 2009.
Career
Trained Lorimer Longhurst and Lees; qualified 2004; MPH 2005-2011; partner MPH 2011-2013; partner Irwin Mitchell (after its acquisition of MPH) 2013 to date.
Memberships
APIL Military SIG member; RBL Solicitor Referral Group Panel.
Education
Newmarket Upper School; Newmarket Sixth Form College; University of East Anglia (1997-2000 LLB (Hons)).
Leisure
Hockey and fishing.