Irwin Mitchell

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘The Yorkshire team remain the jewel in the crown of the Irwin Mitchell empire. They are the market leaders in Sheffield, leaving all other local teams in their wake; other national firms have failed to break into the market with any tangible success.'

• ‘Lara Tucker is a stand-out Senior Associate with knowledge, confidence and experience in spades. She is adept at dealing with complex financial matters (having recently been involved in Goddard-Watts in the Court of Appeal) through to modest matters. She is particularly knowledgeable about cases involving PI trusts.'

• ‘Irwin Mitchell is the leading family law firm in Yorkshire and nationally. The team has recruited candidates of the highest calibre at all levels and works well as a team - lawyers are well supported by paralegals and others - importantly not replacing the allocated lawyer but rather supplementing the work of that lawyer.'

• ‘They are all brilliant, Maisie Huyhn and Helen Revill in particular are very responsive and this is a massive selling factor when referring over to them. They are also extremely professional whilst still being warm and approachable.’

• 'I have a long association with Irwin Mitchell in Sheffield. They have an impressive track record in successful litigation. The strength is the range of legal expertise employed. In the Family division, they employ caring and compassionate solicitors who are thorough in researching client issues. Advice is detailed and timely.'

• 'Maisie Huynh is a prime example of the professionalism and dedication displayed by IM solicitors. She recently dealt with a client's divorce proceedings and ensured the petitioners solicitors did not take advantage of the fact the client had been previously unrepresented. She acted on instruction, was diligent in ensuring the court proceedings were correctly observed which ultimately produced a favourable outcome saving the client considerable expense.'

• 'James Henshall supported me with invaluable advice throughout my lengthy divorce process. It was clear he understood the challenges particular to the complexity of my situation and how to address these through the process; involving the advice of other colleagues from other specialist areas when required.'

• 'Maisie Huynh: simply brilliant. Approachable and tenacious. She knows what is best for clients and does her best to achieve that. I know when I get a brief from Maisie that it will be in tip-top shape and the client will have received clear and quality advice.'

Lawyers

Rising stars

Maisie Huynh

Irwin Mitchell

Maisie is a tenacious litigator. She has great commercial acumen and an ability to understand clients and their businesses. Maisie frequently represents high net worth clients on complex financial matters and has been commended by senior junior Counsels and KCs her impressive handling of cases and strategic decisions. Maisie is part of our Teams of Excellence for Court of Protection / personal injury settlement work. Maisie handles cases where clients lack capacity and/or have suffered a significant injury. Maisie also advises our Serious Injury teams on claims for legal costs relating to a divorce and financial proceedings in schedules of loss; this includes providing statements to the Court in support of those heads of loss. Maisie confidently undertakes her own advocacy, often against experienced Partners and Counsel. As well as her own complex caseload, Maisie works closely with Ros Bever and other Partners across our National Team, specialising in UHNW and HNW matters with a particular specialism in Private Equity assets and complex trusts structures Maisie’s recent notable cases include: • Having assisted a Partner in acting for a client worth £16m in financial remedy proceedings, Maisie was instructed by the client to advise in relation to a pre-nuptial agreement. • Representing a local businessman whose company is due to complete on a £40m deal in his divorce. The settlement involves a company restructure and complex tax issues. • Securing s37 Freezing Orders to preserve over £5.8m of assets, third party disclosure orders, and a set aside of a property transfer, in ongoing protracted proceedings. • Advising on a pre-nuptial agreement in circumstances where the client is due to receive an inheritance in excess of £10m and is the beneficiary of family trusts. • Representing a client in a divorce where the sole asset is her future damages from a wrongful birth claim valued at > £5m.