Irwin Mitchell Wins Three Prizes At Northern Law Awards 2017

The Newcastle office of national law firm Irwin Mitchell is celebrating today after being named among the winners at this year’s Northern Law Awards.

Held yesterday (June 1st) at the Hilton Hotel in Newcastle, the Northern Law Awards is now in its third year and is aimed at celebrating and recognising the wealth of legal talent now based across the North of England.

Irwin Mitchell was named Personal Injury / Clinical Neglignce Team of the Year, specialist asbestos-related disease lawyer Emma Crowther was named Rising Star of the Year, while personal injury expert Kimberley Fryer was also awarded Trainee of the Year.

The awards have come after Irwin Mitchell’s Newcastle office has enjoyed a huge amount of success in the past two years, with the team also winning PI/Clinical Negligence prize at the Northern Law Awards in 2015 and 2016.

The Serious Injury team has also recovered more than £45 million in damages for its seriously injured clients and also appointed specialist will disputes lawyer Paula Myers as its new Regional Managing Partner.

Commenting on this year’s award wins, Paula Myers, Regional Managing Partner of Irwin Mitchell’s Newcastle office, said: 

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“We have enjoyed a huge amount of success in recent years and these latest award wins are another great tribute to the phenomenal work and great talent we have within the firm.

“We are very proud of all of those who have won prizes and are delighted that so many talented individuals have been recognised. However, this will not stop us from continuing to look to further develop our offering to ensure our clients always get the best possible outcome in their cases.

“We remain as committed as ever to helping people across the North East to get access to the justice and legal support they need.” Paula Myers - Partner