With particular expertise in the medical, financial services, and legal industries, the team at Irwin Mitchell is highly skilled at handling complex and high-value discrimination and whistleblowing claims. Shah Qureshi heads up the practice, handling a broad spectrum of matters, including complex discrimination cases, whistleblowing, sexual harassment, and equal pay claims. Qureshi’s work regularly proceeds to tribunal, where he predominantly represents individuals, such as medical doctors, academics, and senior executives. Deborah Casale handles disability discrimination, unfair dismissal, victimisation, and sexual harassment claims, while Danielle Parsons regularly assists with group worker status claims and equal pay matters. Often engaged in employment tribunals, Shazia Shah is skilled at leading group action claims and race discrimination matters, and Tina Din is sought out to lead on cases involving harassment and complex sex and sexual orientation discrimination issues in the workplace.
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'The team is made up of several layers at varying levels of qualification. The team works exceptionally well together and it is clear that clients are well serviced by a team as opposed to a single fee earner. The team's primary strength is being able to service a significant number of high value and complex claims with collaboration between fee earners. In particular, strong client care is a clear highlight.'
'Shah Quereshi has tremendous employment law knowledge and experience.'
'The alignment between senior partners and junior lawyers is impressive. The result is a cohesive and very effective team. This gives a sense (borne out by experience) of their ability to react quickly to a changing situation.'
'Deborah Casale is technically excellent as one would expect of a senior partner. However, her client management skills are outstanding, enabling her client to navigate the emotional highs and lows of a matter by acknowledging them and then keeping them in perspective so that they do not derail the overall strategy.'
'Responsive, wide skills base, people centred and commercial.'
'Shazia Shah is outstanding, she goes the extra mile for clients. Her responsiveness is second to none and she provides excellent legal and commercially astute advice.'
'There is no employment situation Deborah Casale hasn't addressed: experienced, out-of-the-box thinker who puts her client's interests at the heart of everything.'
'Deborah Casale is kind and empathetic and respects her clients. She takes the time to understand their perspective and she is brilliant at using her network to ensure that clients interface with the right people across the firm.'
'The team has deep expertise and can be relied upon'
'Responsive, wide skills base, people centred and commercial.'
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Tina Din
Shazia Shah
Practice head
Shah Qureshi
Other key lawyers
Deborah Casale; Danielle Parsons; Shazia Shah; Tina Din