Irwin Mitchell’s family practice is ‘excellent in terms of attention to detail and the way it deals with clients’, offering a comprehensive service across litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Members of the team are skilled at handling mediation and arbitration; Sharia law is another strength of the team, with Sarah Al-Jourani particularly skilled in this area. Leading the team is Anna Chenoweth, who is ’second to none’. Maisie Huynh specialises in matters with a complex personal injury nexus, and is a ‘star in the making’, while James Henshall has ’enormous potential’, and regularly acts on complex children proceedings.
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- ‘Maisie Huynh is a star in the making. She is enormously knowledgeable and has a razor-sharp mind. Maisie shows judgement way beyond her years. Her client care skills are first class.’ ‘As a top law firm, Irwin Mitchell have every resource at their disposal - top talent from a diverse pool of individuals.' 'There is no case that is beyond Irwin Mitchell or which they are do not have the means of addressing, given the range of talent at their disposal.’ 'James Henshall - James has enormous potential and will go from strength to strength.’ ‘Irwin Mitchell has developed specialist teams and is increasingly focusing on family mediation and Sharia law. They have successfully diversified to address emerging needs, staying ahead of the curve in response to the growing importance of NCDR by expanding their services to better serve clients.’ ‘Sarah Al-Jourani is ahead of the curve in recognising and addressing the gap in mediation and NCDR within Sharia law, making her the go-to expert in this specialised area.’ ‘They are excellent in terms of their attention to detail and the way they deal with clients.’ ‘Anna Chenoweth is second to none. She is calm under pressure, always knows the answer and knows precisely how hard to litigate, and when.’ 'There is always a hands on approach with a clear client caring attitude. There are many very good professionals in the team around the UK.' 'Sarah Al-Jourani. She is very knowledgeable about Islamic law to the extent that I will be collaborating with her to import some of that knowledge for Nova Engage, an AI application in family law.' 'They are excellent in terms of their attention to detail and the way they deal with clients.'
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Anna Chenoweth
Other key lawyers
Maisie Huynh; James Henshall; Sarah Al-Jourani