We originally focussed on criminal law, but by the 1980s we were working on some of the UK’s most high-profile personal injury cases, including: click here.

• The Zeebrugge ferry disaster
• The Marchioness riverboat disaster
• The British Airtours Boeing 737 disaster at Manchester Airport
• The Kegworth Air Crash
• The Lockerbie Pan-Am flight terrorist bombing.

As our reputation grew around the country, it was time for the firm to grow with it. In 1989, we opened our second office in Birmingham.
 
This growth continued into the 1990s with a series of mergers and acquisitions and offices opening in Leeds and London. By 2007, we’d moved into Newcastle, Manchester, and Glasgow as well. Expansion in the South of England continued through the 2010s.
 
Through this journey, Irwin Mitchell has become the largest full-service law firm in the UK with leading private client and business legal departments. We’ve also developed a highly-respected wealth management service after helping thousands of clients manage large compensation settlements.