Biography
I am a Senior Associate Solicitor in the serious injury and child abuse team in Irwin Mitchell’s London office. I have a varied case load specialising in claims following accidents at work, road traffic accidents, public liability and child abuse.
I bring claims against employers following injuries at work due to negligence and breaches of statutory duty. I specialise in claims following falls from height, manual handing or injuries caused by defective work equipment. I mainly represent clients with serious orthopaedic injuries and amputations.
I also represent adult clients in claims against individual abusers and following abuse whilst at school, in children's homes and in the care of the local authority. I have experience in representing children in civil claims against local authorities where they were found to have been negligent after failing to remove children from their parent’s care after a catalogue of incidents of concern.
I am accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) as a senior litigator. I am a member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme and a member of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers (ACAL).
What inspired you to get into law?
I went into the law to make a difference and support people and their families during what can be the most difficult time in their lives. I provide them with clear advice and support them through their rehabilitation.
What is the most rewarding aspect of your role?
The most rewarding aspect of my role is when I am able to help people improve their quality of life through the claim in addition to achieving significant settlements. Rehabilitation at the earliest opportunity is really important to me. Getting an injured person or a survivor of abuse access to treatment and support is extremely rewarding.
What do you like about working at Irwin Mitchell?
Working for a specialist firm allows me to achieve the best results for my client. We all share the ethos of “making a difference” and this is evident in all the work we do.
What do you do away from the office?
I spend the weekends with my young family usually enjoying good food and the great outdoors!
Testimonials
"My experience was very good. Natasha Fairs explained the timely process in detail and always accommodated my needs, which provided me with reassurance to a desired outcome. I would highly recommend Natasha's services." - 5* Trustpilot review
"Thank you for a great service! Everything you guys did from start to finish was executed with care and thought. Special thanks goes to both James Griffin and Natasha Fairs for the successful outcome of our case." - 5* Trustpilot review
"He wants Irwin Mitchell, London to know how incredibly skilled, efficient and compassionate associate solicitor Natasha Fairs and paralegal Nina Manduiz have been. After our case was transferred to to London we thought the compensation process would lose the personal touch but an initial conversation with Natasha Fairs gave reassurance of her depth of understanding of the Lambeth redress scheme and its different pathways and processes and we felt safe in her hands. Natasha's empathy and non judgemental compassion enabled us to trust her and we are now about to start the next process of seeking Individual Grievance compensation.
I don’t believe we would have gone down the grievance road if we hadn't been able to trust Natasha. I’m sure your company already recognise Natasha and Nina’s talents but sometimes the obvious needs saying. " - 5* Trustpilot review
"I support a man who grew up in care in Lambeth where he was emotionally and sexually abused and whose education was so neglected he is unable to write. Solicitor Natasha Fairs has recently taken him through Lambeth’s individual grievance process and he is about to receive their maximum amount of compensation. The process has been harrowing, particularly going through his life history but Natasha has been wonderful.
"She is not just efficient and organised with tremendous interpersonal skill but is compassionate and highly emotionally intelligent. She doesn’t patronise or speak down to clients whose educational opportunities are limited. She is very respectful and approving but with a strong sense of purpose. She knows what’s possible and achieves it and doesn’t let the client sell themselves short. He has an understandable suspicion of professionals being let down in the care system but he views Natasha differently, as someone in his side. She’s an asset to Irwin Mitchell, an organisation I will now always highly recommend to others." - 5* Trustpilot review
"Natasha was such a great support - both in handling my case and on a personal level too. She made everything really clear and I felt like I always knew what was going on, which is so important as legal cases can seem like a minefield to someone who has never been exposed to one before. Her advice was always completely correct and gave me a lot of trust in her." - 5* Trustpilot review
