Irwin Mitchell specialises in white-collar criminal litigation, advising individuals, companies, and boards on complex and high-profile criminal liability and compliance issues, as well as multi-jurisdictional investigations across the finance, healthcare, construction, and sports sectors. The ‘excellent’ Jason Newall leads the Leeds-based team and handles a wide range of criminal offences.
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- ‘Irwin Mitchell are the "go-to" firm for client's seeking the best representation in the business.'
- ‘Jason Newell is an excellent lawyer, is very approachable and works very hard for his clients.'
- ‘Jason Newall is exceptional.'
- ‘I have always been very impressed with all the individuals that I have worked with in the crime team. The communication and attention to detail during case preparation is excellent.'
- ‘We received instructions from Jason Newall, who instructs Chambers for Professional Discipline cases and Health and Safety matters. Jason is highly responsive and is very pleasant to deal with. He always provides Counsel with very thorough instructions and our Counsel always enjoy working with him.’
- ‘I have worked with Jason Newall for 20 years and consider him to be one of the best criminal solicitors in the area. He is industrious, intelligent and dedicated to his clients. His integrity is beyond question, and he is widely admired and respected within the profession and amongst the Judiciary.'
- 'The team is unique because they have a team with varied experience and our led by Jason Newall who is well known and always on top of his work.'
- 'Good people with an engaging and collaborative approach. Always good to work with.'
- 'High quality knowledge, applied in a commercially pragmatic and value adding way.'
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Practice head
Jason Newall