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Irwin Mitchell LLPs highlight ABS shake-up as Squire Sanders top earner makes £500k

Irwin Mitchell LLP paid £5.8m of its profits into Irwin Mitchell Holdings, the company it set up as part of plans to restructure as an Alternative Business Structure (ABS), according to limited liability (LLP) accounts recently filed with Companies H...

10 Feb 2012 | 15:05

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inner image Herbert Smith and Irwin Mitchell advise on Costa Concordia cruise disaster

Herbert Smith and Irwin Mitchell are among a growing list of firms picking up advisory roles stemming from the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster earlier this month (13 January) which has left 13 dead and around 20 more missing. Herbert Smith is adv...

23 Jan 2012 | 12:13 | 1 comment

inner image Irwin Mitchell gears up for ABS move with PwC hire for new chairman

Irwin Mitchell has appointed ex-PwC executive Glyn Barker as chairman designate as the firm pushes forwards with its plans to become an alternative business structure (ABS). Barker, the former UK vice-chairman of PwC, will become the first non-exec...

16 Jan 2012 | 11:08

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Simmons and Latham among firms joining PRIME as membership doubles to 50

PRIME, the groundbreaking social mobility initiative launched by 23 law firms last year, has more than doubled the number of participating firms, with 50 now committed to the programme. Simmons & Simmons, Latham & Watkins, Mayer Brown and Taylor We...

13 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | secure

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UK law firms sign up to support Government social mobility push

Ten top UK law firms have signed up to a government-led scheme to boost social diversity among big business. The participating organisations - which also include the Bar Council and the Legal Services Board - have committed to participate in initia...

12 Jan 2012 | 00:05 | secure | 1 comment

Withers launches tax investigations group with Irwin Mitchell hire

Withers has launched a tax litigation practice in London with the hire of Irwin Mitchell’s business and tax investigations head Maurice Martin. Martin joined the firm on 
1 December after five years at Irwin Mitchell, four of which he spent as ...

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

Does a new winter of discontent beckon, or are unions risking new labour reforms?

By calling for a ‘general strike’, Unison may have revived calls for reform of industrial action law, says Tom Flanagan

01 Dec 2011 | 00:00

UK duo join firms on Southern Cross fallout

Irwin Mitchell and Eversheds have picked up lead roles on the transfer of 21 care homes caught up in the collapse of Southern Cross. Prestbury Investment Holdings, the owner of 21 properties operated by Southern Cross, has transferred the leases fo...

20 Oct 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Irwin Mitchell transfers 81 staff to outsourcer ahead of ABS switch

Irwin Mitchell is set to outsource 81 support staff ahead of its planned conversion to an alternative business structure (ABS). The move is part of the firm's five-year deal to offload its facilities operations to business process outsourcing compa...

17 Oct 2011 | 10:56 | secure

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Irwin Mitchell wins debt recovery mandate for Scottish & Newcastle

Irwin Mitchell has been appointed to carry out debt recovery work for brewing giant Heineken’s UK pub management arm. The firm’s Manchester office has won a three-year appointment to advise Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company on debt recovery work...

29 Sep 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Raising funds - will success fees take off for PI work?

Commercial law firms are slowly coming round to the idea of accepting conditional fee agreements as a client pay scheme. Irwin Mitchell’s Steven Green describes the types of arrangements available and how they can work for 
the profession

04 Aug 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Irwin Mitchell, Hill Dicks and Trowers reveal 2010-11 financial results

Irwin Mitchell, Hill Dickinson and Trowers & Hamlins have all confirmed their 2010-11 financial results, with Trowers posting drops in both revenues and profits. Hill Dickinson posted the best results of the three, with revenue rising 14.9% over th...

19 Jul 2011 | 16:17 | secure

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Irwin Mitchell real estate chief Vivian to head up firm's City push

Irwin Mitchell real estate head Jon Vivian has taken on a new leadership role heading the firm’s London business group. The appointment means that in addition to leading the real estate practice, Vivian will oversee the office’s corporate, comm...

07 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Real estate developers must mind their neighbours as courts favour the Davids over the Goliaths

Recently, there have been some headline-grabbing court decisions which have appeared to uphold the interests of neighbouring owners against developers. Have the courts decided that it is time for David to stand up to Goliath and that developers need t...

30 Jun 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Irwin Mitchell makes up HR and BD directors to equity partnership

Irwin Mitchell has made up two more non-lawyers to its equity partnership ahead of the firm's conversion to an alternative business structure later this year. Human resources director Andy Chalmers and business development and communications direct...

07 Jun 2011 | 12:25 | secure

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