Biography
I am a Partner in our International Serious Injury Team, leading a team of French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Italian-speaking international lawyers. We pursue claims around the world arising out of negligence abroad, at sea and in the air.
I am a Spanish-speaker and I act in high-value, cross-jurisdictional cases across the globe. Most of these cases involve multiple fatalities, serious brain or spinal injuries, or complex international medical negligence issues.
I also have significant experience in:
- Oil and gas-related actions
- International fatalities
- Coroners' proceedings involving counter-intelligence and issues of a sensitive governmental nature
- Hybrid personal injury and insolvency claims.
I’ve been involved in several cases which have set legal precedent, and have also represented clients at the Court of Appeal and the UK Supreme Court.
What inspired you to get into law?
I’ve wanted to be a lawyer for as long as I can remember. I initially qualified as a Barrister in 2006, but cross-qualified to become a Solicitor shortly afterwards.
As a Spanish-speaker and because of my desire to want to make a real difference to people’s lives, international law with a serious injury angle seemed to be the perfect fit for me!
What is the most rewarding aspect of your role?
Helping clients to get the best possible settlement and improve their quality of life.
What do you like about working at Irwin Mitchell?
The huge wealth of specialist knowledge held across our firm, together with my colleagues’ genuine desire to want to do the very best for their clients.
What do you do away from the office?
I live for international travel. Spending time with my daughters and introducing them to what the world has to offer makes me feel incredibly happy.
Testimonials
"Jennifer is a sharp lawyer who really gets the key issues and finds evidence in places others never sought to look. She conducts cases with vigour and calmness, and her judgement on difficult issues is first class. Her speed of response and professionalism were superb. She is an effective lawyer who has a really good understanding of the principles of international personal injury claims." - Chambers & Partners 2022 (Leading Individual - band 3)
"Jennifer Lund has strong foreign language skills and a deep understanding of civil law systems and procedures, which enables her to give carefully judged client advice in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. Decisive in her judgement and clear in her communication, Jennifer leads her team confidently and with success. [She] has wide experience dealing with claims abroad, particularly in Spain, and knows the ins and outs of foreign laws, which is extremely helpful for clients who have been injured abroad." - Legal 500, 2022 (Leading Individual)
"Jennifer Lund – hard fighter, excellent judgement" - Legal 500, 2021
"Jennifer Lund is a standout lawyer" - Legal 500 (ranked as a Next Generation Partner)
"Miss Lund is the cream of the crop in hard, massive paperwork, tricky multi witness international travel law personal injury work. None better." - Andrew Richie, QC
"Superb Legal advice with a real difference.....I would like to express my immense gratitude with Irwin Mitchell and In particular with all the International Travel Team.
"Since I met Jennifer Lund I only received support, empathy and an astonishing display of professionalism and bravery as they dealt with such a convoluted case. They were always on top of every little detail of the process and make sure that I was following along with them. They were never short of long phone calls and emails to provide endless explanations and all the information possible available to me, which it turn out to be the only way that I could have survived all these years."
"I really would like to emphasise that besides all the knowledgeable and capable people that I met, it is their remarkable kindness that makes the real difference. Once they accept you and help you during these hard times in your life, I can reassure you that you will be in best hands possible." - Claudia Gaviria, client (5* Trustpilot review)
"A Big Thank you. We can’t thank Jennifer enough for all the time and care she spent on our behalf during our long court case. Jennifer helped us every step of the way explaining everything from beginning to the end.
"We were very fortunate to have her on our case which involved a huge amount of work on her part. Jennifer was such a support with her sensitive and caring manor throughout the process'. Joe and Tina McDermott, clients (5* Trustpilot review)
Publications
Spanish legislation allowing for increased compensation likely to come into force in January 2016 - Lexology, July 2 2015
Is The ‘New New Baremo’ Nigh?, April 2021
