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Sydney Mitchell LLP Offices

Sydney Mitchell LLP
Cavendish House
39 Waterloo Street
Birmingham
B2 5PP
England
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Dean Parnell

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Work Department

Dispute resolution, employment.

Position

Dean is a Partner and he jointly heads up the Dispute Resolution department and is best known for his ability to handle high-value complicated commercial disputes and all forms of injunctive relief. He is able to act as a Supervising Solicitor on Search Orders and is also a very experienced mediator and has undertaken over 45 commercial mediations as lead mediator. In terms of his practice, Dean has acted for a wide range of organisations including FTSE 100 companies, other publicly quoted companies, multi-national organisations, central government, partnerships and owner managed businesses. Dean is also responsible for the employment and regulatory team and as a part of his practice he is able to deal with employment disputes and company defence work in respect of health and safety, trading standards and food safety prosecutions. Clients have referred to Dean as someone who ‘will always fight your corner’, ‘thinks outside the box’ and a ‘problem solver’; he is well known for wanting to achieve the best possible result for his clients.

Career

Hammond Suddards 1995-99; Pinsent Curtis Biddle 1999-2003; partner Sydney Mitchell 2003 to date.

Memberships

Chair of Birmingham Law Society’s Dispute Resolution Committee (2010-2019); President of Birmingham Law Society (2010/2011); Finance Director of Birmingham Law Society (2012-2018); MENSA.

Education

De Montford University (LLB Hons).

Leisure

Rugby, gym.

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Employment > Employment

Emma-Louise Hewitt at Sydney Mitchell LLP ‘is organised and pays close attention to detail, and is always on the ball’. The team has a varied workload of contentious claims, as well as advising on a range of non-contentious matters. It is also skilled at drafting handbooks. Hewitt acts for both individuals and businesses of all sizes. Dean Parnell primarily acts for companies and very senior executives, and is an experienced mediator.

West Midlands > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate

At Sydney Mitchell LLP, Mitra Mann (who was promoted to the partnership in April 2024) and Dean Parnell co-head the department. Mann joined the firm from Wright Hassall LLP in June 2023.  She has a wealth of experience in dealing with a variety of contentious probate matters, in addition to Court of Protection disputes. Mann regularly advises attorneys, deputies and families on how best to protect vulnerable individuals. Private client head Tracy Creed assists with challenges to the validity of wills and claims against trusts.

West Midlands > Insurance > Professional negligence

Dean Parnell and Ian Sheppard jointly lead the team at Sydney Mitchell LLP, which advises individuals who have personally suffered from a solicitor’s negligence. It also acts for some commercial organisations on various professional negligence matters.

West Midlands > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham

Sydney Mitchell LLP has ‘excellent legal knowledge’ across commercial disputes including freezing injunctions, breach of contract claims and partnership disputes. The team is headed up by ‘outstanding negotiator’ Dean Parnell, whose practice covers shareholder disputes, warranty claims, injunctive relief, contractual disputes, and partnership disputes. Ian Sheppard‘s practice spans professional negligence claims, fraudulent misrepresentation claims, claims against insurers and general contractual disputes.

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