Specialist Family Law Partner Returns To Firm’s Sheffield Office As Ambitious Growth Plans Continue

Law firm Irwin Mitchell has expanded its offering in the north with the appointment of specialist family law partner Anna Chenoweth.

Anna, who originally trained with Irwin Mitchell, joins from Hughes Fowler Carruthers, she advises in all aspects of family law arising from relationship breakdowns. She has particular experience in dealing with cases involving complex financial structures and businesses, overseas assets and trusts and she has considerable experience of working on cases involving international families and individuals.

Anna has a strong grounding in financial cases and has extensive experience in advising and drafting pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements and of matters involving jurisdictional disputes.

Irwin Mitchell was recently named in the top tier for family law firms by both the ePrivateClient and Legal 500 independent guides to law. The specialist team regularly brings complex financial separation cases to the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. The firm also recently appointed former BBC News presenter Joanna Gosling as a mediator and added Vandna Sharma, another family law Partner, to its Reading office. 

Commenting on her new role, Anna said: “I am delighted to be joining Irwin Mitchell, the firm already has a strong family law presence in the North and a reputation for getting the best results whilst always keeping the client’s experience in mind. The strength and depth of experience in the team across all areas of law is invaluable for our clients and I can’t wait to get started.”

Ros Bever, National Head of Family Law at Irwin Mitchell said: “I’m thrilled to welcome Anna back to Irwin Mitchell. We are continuing to invest in growing our family law team in the North and nationally and having Anna back on the team will be a real asset. She brings invaluable experience for our clients across all areas of family law and I look forward to working with her again.”

The firm, which is one of the largest family law teams in the country, continues with its ambitious growth plans having recently agreed deals with Scottish firm Wright, Johnston and Mackenzie and Northeast family law firm Silk Family Law (NB. Both deals are subject to regulatory approvals).