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Irwin Mitchell Offices

Leeds
    Irwin Mitchell
    4 WELLINGTON PLACE
    LEEDS
    LS1 4BZ
    England
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    Sion Kingston

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    07860821666 sion.kingston@irwinmitchell.com

    Work Department

    Serious Injury

    Position

    Partner

    Career

    Sion is Lead Partner (Head of Department) and Head of Serious Injury in Leeds, comprising of the Neuro Trauma, National CICA, Polytrauma and Multi-Track Motor teams. Qualifying in 1994, Sion has spent his career at IM undertaking a diverse range of roles, from working in Pannone Napier, the firm’s then Multi-Party Litigation Team, which involved working on a number of high profile cases including: Benzodiazepine; Camelford Water Pollution; Herald of Free Enterprise; The Marchioness Ferry Boat Disaster; and Kegworth Air crash, to working on individual high value PI claims including spinal cord and brain injury.  He developed a specialism in claims involving injured members of the Armed Forces and headed-up the firm’s MOD team from 2000-2005.

    Since moving to Leeds in 2005, Sion has specialised in polytrauma cases, involving amputation(s), spinal cord injury and brain injury.

    His work frequently involves difficult and complex liability and causation issues and often involves taking over cases from other firms.

    He has also built an expertise in dealing with claims involving the elderly and the complexities of the interplay between accident injuries and comorbid conditions that lead to relatively modest injury drastically impacting on independence in later life.

    Sion sits on the National Serious Injury Executive and is involved in various projects designed to improve the delivery of services to clients. Sion is also responsible for the national PI barrister panel.

    Memberships

    APIL, CPIL.

    Education

    Tapton School, Sheffield; University of Essex (1990 2(2)); College of Law, York (1992 First Class Hons).

    Leisure

    Family, running, cinema, travel, clay pigeon shooting.

    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.

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