David Johnston-Keay > Irwin Mitchell > Sheffield, England > Lawyer Profile
Irwin Mitchell Offices
RIVERSIDE EAST
2 MILLSANDS
SHEFFIELD
S3 8DT
England
David Johnston-Keay
Work Department
Personal Injury: Military Injury Claims; Armed Forces; Workplace Diseases
Position
Partner
Specialisms:
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Irwin Mitchell stands out for its experienced team and success in complex, high-profile matters. Sion Kingston heads up the Leeds team, while Adrian Budgen leads the serious injury team in Sheffield; Kingston specialises in serious injury claims, while Budgen leads the firm’s national asbestos and occupational disease practice. Rachael Aram, Louise Jenkins and Carolyn Heaton focus on brain and spinal cord injuries, with Heaton leading the neurotrauma team. Ian Toft is adept at handling workplace illness claims, particularly issues involving occupation-related cancers. Claire Newstead manages the polytrauma team, covering employer’s liability, road traffic, and public liability cases. David Johnston-Keay specialises in occupational lung disease claims, and David Withers is noted for his trial success in serious injury cases. The team is bolstered by its strong team of specialist personal injury associates, of which Claire Pilsworth, Darren Wilson, Kate Venn and Sarah Brumpton are of note.
London > Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
Led by the ‘brilliant’ Sallie Booth, Irwin Mitchell specialises in personal injury group litigation. Noting a recent increase in medical negligence and travel-related illness claims, the team is also leading in claims related to environmental exposure, aviation disasters, workplace illness or disease and terrorist attacks. Specialising in medical claims, Tim Annett often handles medical negligence group actions. David Johnston-Keay leads the Sheffield workplace illness team, while Jatinder Paul heads the international group illness practice. Catherine Slattery is active in medical negligence claims, while Natalie Truman handles cases related to defective products, both medical and non-medical.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in Yorkshire
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Sheffield and South Yorkshire
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Pensions