Leading UK law firm Irwin Mitchell opened its first office in Liverpool in May 2022 and is now set to expand its presence by relocating to a bigger office in the city. Tony McDonough reports
Almost three years after opening its first office in Liverpool, top UK law firm Irwin Mitchell is to relocate to a bigger office in the city.
A top 25 law firm with multiple offices across the country including in London, Manchester and Sheffield, the £330m-turnover Irwin Mitchell set up shop in Exchange Flags in Liverpool in May 2022.
Now it is to relocate just around the corner to 20 Chapel Street where it will take office space that is 50% bigger than its previous home. It will include client meeting rooms and space for colleagues to work collaboratively.
Irwin Mitchell, which was founded in Sheffield in 1912, currently serves more than 2,000 clients in the region but hopes to grow significantly over the coming years. Its Liverpool office is led by partners Jonathan Betts and Matthew Garson.
Its team also includes planning and environment partner Pamela Chesterman who was named as Outstanding Lawyer of the Year at the Liverpool Law Society awards in 2024.
Jonathan Betts said: “Our expansion in Liverpool showcases our continued growth and dedication to the Merseyside region. We’re becoming more entwined with the Liverpool community each day and we’re looking forward to helping more clients.”
Irwin Mitchell is a leading complex personal injury and medical negligence firm. It also has one of the largest specialist private client and family law teams in the country and a business services group which primarily acts for mid-market corporate firms.
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In the firm’s early days it made its name representing rival factions in the Sheffield gang wars in the 1920s. The Mooney Gang and the Park Brigade were engaged in a bitter feud. These explosions of violence saw the city dubbed ‘Little Chicago’.
During the late 20th century Irwin Mitchell represented victims in high-profile cases such as the Zeebrugge ferry disaster, the Marchioness riverboat tragedy, the British Airtours Boeing 737 disaster at Manchester Airport, the Kegworth air crash and the Lockerbie Pan-Am flight terrorist bombing.