Providing an ‘extremely efficient and personal service’, Irwin Mitchell is highly reputed for its build to rent, mixed use, and regeneration scheme expertise. Claire Petricca-Riding leads the practice and is well-versed in environmental crime, maritime and water regulations, as well as s106 agreements. Nicola Gooch is proficient in judicial reviews and mixed-use regeneration projects, while Sejal Patel is highlighted for her strength in highway and infrastructure agreements.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘An extremely efficient and personal service.'
  • ‘Irwin Mitchell is a brilliant, growing planning team. They are very knowledgeable and client-focused. They are well-resourced and very easy to work with as a team. I am impressed with their organised and strategic approach to cases.’
  • ‘I have worked with many of the team including Nicola Gooch, who is excellent.'
  • ‘Having worked predominantly with Nicola Gooch and Sejal Patel, the quality of the advice that they provide is of the highest level. Their advice is clear and easy to understand, making difficult subjects easily accessible for us and our clients. I highly value their honest approach and upmost professionalism in dealing with often complicated matters.’
  • ‘Sejal Patel and Nicola Gooch are both excellent to work with and they have the ability to advise us in a very clear and simple way.’

Key clients

  • Praxis Capital Limited
  • Jaspar Management Limited
  • Lifestory Group Limited
  • Millwall Football Club
  • Soho Estates
  • Bow Street Hotel Limited
  • The AES Tring Park School Trust
  • UBS
  • Darwall

Work highlights

  • Advised Praxis Capital Limited on the £125m acquisition of Brindley Place, Birmingham.
  • Advised Millwall Football Club on a section 106 agreement to allow development of its new football academy and training ground.
  • Represented the Claimant in Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Claire Petricca-Riding

Other key lawyers

Nicola Gooch, Sejal Patel, James Pavey