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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Sarah Brumpton
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Louise Jenkins; Sion Kingston
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Sarah Brumpton; Carolyn Heaton; Rachael Aram; Adrian Budgen; Oliver Collett; Ian Toft; David Withers; Claire Pilsworth; Kate Venn; Darren Wilson; Hema Rana