Irwin Mitchell’s diverse client base includes UHNWIs, business owners and entrepreneurs, as well as family offices, and charities. The group continues to receive a steady stream of work on farming and family business disputes, and is ably led by Claire-Marie Cornford. Cornford regularly acts in high-value and complex private wealth disputes for clients, such as landed gentry, trustees and individuals. Sangita Manek has a particular focus on cohabitee disputes pertaining to the ownership of property.
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‘They truly work as a team - their collaboration is excellent. They have a number of different levels in the team and between them all, they have the complete knowledge set to run any case.'
‘The person I work with most is Sangita Manek. She is sensible, pragmatic, realistic and a fighter to her core when needed.'
‘Claire-Marie Cornford is a very strong team leader. She is excellent with clients, always calm, professional and empathetic and they rightly have every confidence that she will fight their corner with determination. She understands their objectives and is focussed on achieving them.’
‘Irwin Mitchell have a formidable contentious trusts offering, with experienced and practical partners and hardworking and dedicated associates.’
‘Claire-Marie Cornford heads up the team. She writes well and fights her clients' corner tenaciously. Sam Ewing and Laura Gabrel are practical and knowledgeable.’
‘The team at Irwin Mitchell are fantastically forensic. They dig deep into a case and grapple with every angle and detail of a client's position. Their client care is top notch and it is obvious that clients feel seen, understood and supported.’
‘Sangita Manek is ferocious in her all rounded support of her clients. She can pick up a case at any stage and immediately calculate what is needed and deliver on it. Ellen Hitchman is exceptionally good at getting clients comfortable and extracting all the little essential details from them.’
- 'Claire-Marie Cornford is a highly intelligent and dynamic lawyer - certainly a partner to watch.'
- 'The team is close knit and work really well together, all providing support and expertise.'
- 'Great strength and depth and an ability to do low value work profitably.'
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Practice head
Claire-Marie Cornford
Other key lawyers
Sangita Manek; Samantha Ewing; Laura Gabrel; Ellen Hitchman