Irwin Mitchell’s personal injury team maintains a strong regional presence across Leeds and Sheffield, led by Sion Kingston and Louise Jenkins, while Ian Toft is the regional lead for the workplace illness teams. The team handles a significant volume of complex serious injury, asbestos-related disease, and occupational illness claims, often involving catastrophic brain and spinal injuries. The group integrates legal expertise with tailored rehabilitation support through in-house coordinators. The firm’s CICA team, led by Sarah Brumpton in Leeds, continues to advise on complex criminal injury claims. Other prominent names include Carolyn Heaton, Rachael Aram, Adrian Budgen and Oliver Collett, who lead on major specialist workstreams.
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‘Carolyn Heaton has a brilliant team of really enthusiastic and committed lawyers including Hema Rana who is lovely and clients and lawyers love working with her and with Carolyn Heaton.’
‘Carolyn Heaton and Hema Rana are both exceptionally committed hard working and successful in getting results for clients.’
‘The most dedicated team in the UK. They are the go to firm for asbestos claims.’
‘The team has steered me throughout the whole process with the utmost professionalism and care. My team have been incredibly supportive, personable and sensitive allowing me to feel at ease disclosing and discussing really personal and upsetting points.'
‘Spinal cord injury litigation is a highly specialised field and the team at Irwin Mitchell are particularly experienced and skilled in addressing this group of client's needs.’
‘Rachel Aram - Partner. Highly skilled and motivated, and goes the 'extra mile' to make sure her client's needs are met. Good, clear instructions to experts; excellent on-going communications; tenacious in ensuring the case is presented well to Counsel and the Courts.’
‘Top class asbestos litigation team led by Adrian Budgen. Probably the first choice in Sheffield.’
‘Irwin Mitchell are the pre-eminent personal injury firm nationwide and Yorkshire is at its heart. It is simply superb in the service it offers its clients, with fantastic talent at every level of expertise and experience.’
'Very good understanding of complex cases.'
'Irwin Mitchell cares about its clients, keeps them informed throughout their claims, and fights for treatment when this is needed. '
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Practice head
Louise Jenkins; Sion Kingston
Other key lawyers
Sarah Brumpton; Carolyn Heaton; Rachael Aram; Adrian Budgen; Oliver Collett; Ian Toft; David Withers; Claire Pilsworth; Kate Venn; Darren Wilson; Hema Rana