Irwin Mitchell

Personal injury: international travel litigation

Partner

I'm a partner in our market-leading International Serious Injury division based in our Birmingham office, representing claimants nationwide, and internationally. I’m Head of our Group Illness team and have particular experience in group action claims and cross-border disputes.

I manage a large team which mostly deals with group actions against UK-based tour operators, or single-party actions against defendants in foreign countries (often working with foreign lawyers). I handle claims involving illness, such as E. coli and Salmonella, and outbreaks on cruise ships. I also handle group action claims relating to illness outbreaks in the UK, as part of the firm’s Public Health team, and my recent cases include the Royal Papworth Hospital water contamination group action.

I'm ranked for my personal injury claims experience in leading independent legal guides, the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

I'm also a Fellow of APIL and Accidents and Illnesses Abroad Specialist. I frequently lecture at events organised for industry colleagues, such as APIL, AAJ, RSPH and PEOPIL. Until very recently, I held the role of Coordinator of the APIL International Special Interest Group.

I’ve witnessed first-hand the physical and emotional impact injuries and illnesses contracted abroad can have on my clients and their loved ones. I treat each claim with the sensitivity it deserves, offering my clients advice that’s tailored to their unique set of circumstances, and helping to ensure the best outcome possible for them.

I frequently appear in the national and international media, and I've been quoted in the Guardian, The Sun, The Sunday Times and The Daily Mirror. I've also been interviewed by the BBC, ITV and Sky News.