Senior associate Mike Sutton heads the practice at Sydney Mitchell LLP, which advises on a broad array of claims. Recently, it has been instructed on several cases involving polytrauma. The group receives a regular flow of instructions on serious work accidents, and has also been working on some complex cases involving the amputation of limbs.

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  • ‘Mike Sutton – Hard working. Clients love him. Great communicator and problem solver. Gets what you need to have before a judge to prove a case. Highly competent across the PI spectrum, but particularly good on EL work.’

  • ‘My main contact has been Mike Sutton who has been helpful and friendly, while still being professional and knowledgeable. I would and will recommend Mike to anyone in a similar position to me.’

  • ‘I have been dealing with Mike Sutton who has been consistently caring and professional dealing with this case.’

  • ‘Mike Sutton always made me feel that he had a firm grip on all aspects of my case, knew how to progress my case in my favour and had a clear plan of how to proceed; he inspired confidence.’

  • ‘Very strong reputation in the West Midlands area for personal injury work. A compassionate and attentive team that is happy to take on the most challenging of cases.’

  • ‘A relatively small local firm providing high levels of personal service and a local office as an alternative to the big firms in the market.’

  • 'Mike Sutton was extremely helpful and professional throughout and always available to answer any queries. I can't praise him highly enough.'

  • ‘Mike Sutton. A highly charismatic lawyer who has great client skills, quickly building up a relationship with those injured in the most difficult of circumstances.’

Work highlights

  • Successfully acted for a client who was a passenger in a taxi that was involved in a head-on collision when another vehicle came on to the wrong side of the road.
  • Acting for a client who suffered 'polytrauma' ie multiple and life-threatening injuries as a result of a road traffic accident.
  • Successfully acted for a client who was a self-employed ductwork fitter and who fell while working on a construction site.

Practice head

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Mike Sutton