In its 250th Year and Birmingham Law Society Legal Award winning year, it is fitting that Sydney Mitchell has been recognised in the Legal 500 for the quality of its legal advice. The firm has top tier position for Contentious Trust and Probate for their work in multimillion-pound cases, with one recent highlight involving assets in several jurisdictions and entailing advice on complex corporate issues and no less than 14 recommendations. The firm now boasts recommendations in Corporate, Commercial Litigation, Debt Recovery, Personal Injury, Employment, Family, Personal Tax and Trust, Commercial Property and for the first time Health and Clinical Negligence Defendant claims.
Div Singh, Senior Partner, Sydney Mitchell commented:
What a fantastic result to see our Contentious Probate team recognised for its skill, expertise and knowledge in this complex area of law and to be listed in the Top Tier.
One particular success this year, is achieving tier 2 for its Dispute Resolution team. The team of 10 fee earners has undertaken a variety of complex, high value litigation which has resulted in them moving up into the same tier as much larger national law firms such as Squires Saunders, Mills & Reeve LLP, Gateley and SGH Martineau LLP.
The team is acknowledged in the Legal 500 as being ‘commercially aware’; and that has many substantial pieces of litigation and has advised on high-value claims concerning the mis-selling of interest rate swap derivatives. It also mentions that the firm has handled a multimillion-pound claim for breach of warranties under a sale and purchase agreement. Dean Parnell has the acclaim of ‘working tirelessly for his clients’ and Associate Richard Cooper has a ‘wonderful bedside manner’.
Div Singh, added:
Our litigators have an excellent reputation and every case is partner led thereby ensuring that sound strategy is adopted on every case whilst never losing sight of the client’s commercial needs. The team has worked on some very high value and complex cases and have achieved some fantastic results for our clients. It is nice to see that the Legal 500 recognise our litigation services as being a viable alternative to much larger firms.
Leading Midlands Law firm Sydney Mitchell is ranked in 14 Legal 500 categories and is the only legal Midlands’ firm to win Birmingham Law Society Award (15 partners and under) 3 times in the last 6 years.
The Legal 500 Series, now in its 26th year, is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal referral guide. More than 250,000 corporate counsel have been surveyed and interviewed globally in the past 12 months. The Legal 500 is an independent guide, and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit.
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Legal 500 - 2013
West Midlands - Sydney Mitchell LLP
TOP tier recommendations
- West Midlands: Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Recommendations
- West Midlands: Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- West Midlands: Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- West Midlands: Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- West Midlands: Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- West Midlands: Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- West Midlands: Human resources > Employment
- West Midlands: Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- West Midlands: Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- West Midlands: Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- West Midlands: Private client > Family: Birmingham
- West Midlands: Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- West Midlands: Public sector > Health
- West Midlands: Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
West Midlands: Corporate and commercial
Within Corporate and commercial: Birmingham, tier 6
Sydney Mitchell LLP’s clients include Geico Taikisha Europe, Premier Waste and Fratelli Holdings. The ‘practical’ John Irving is recommended along with Fahmida Ismail .
West Midlands: Crime, fraud and licensing
Within Licensing, Sydney Mitchell LLP is a second tier firm,
Sydney Mitchell LLP is advising a client in its application for one of only eight new Small Casino Premises licenses to be issued nationwide, and secured new clients such as Connolly’s Wine Merchants. It also acts for Loki Wines.
West Midlands: Dispute resolution
Within Commercial litigation: Birmingham, Sydney Mitchell LLP is a second tier firm,
The team at Sydney Mitchell LLP is ‘commercially aware’. Among many substantial pieces of litigation, it is advising in high-value claims concerning the mis-selling of interest rate swap derivatives, and handled a multimillion-pound claim for breach of warranties under a sale and purchase agreement. Dean Parnell ‘works tirelessly for his clients’, and associate Richard Cooper has a ‘wonderful bedside manner’. Kamal Majevadia is also recommended.
Within Debt recovery Debt recovery
West Midlands: Finance
Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Sydney Mitchell LLP is a third tier firm,
Sydney Mitchell LLP’s ‘practical’ team attracts regular instructions from the AIB (Group) and West Bromwich Building Society, and a steady flow of work from insolvency practitioners such as Moore Stephens, KPMG, and Smith & Williamson. Kamal Majevadia gives ‘concise and solutions-driven advice’, and Leanne Schneider-Rose is also recommended.
West Midlands: Human resources
Within Employment Employment
West Midlands: Insurance
Within Clinical negligence: claimant, Sydney Mitchell LLP is a third tier firm,
Sydney Mitchell LLP advises on the full range of issues, with particular expertise in claims arising out of cosmetic surgery. Jonathan Simpson heads the department.
Within Clinical negligence: defendant Clinical negligence: defendant
Within Personal injury: claimant, Sydney Mitchell LLP is a third tier firm,
Sydney Mitchell LLP has an ‘excellent practice’. Jonathan Simpson ‘achieves superb results for his clients time and again’, with a focus on injury claims with a significant psychological element and fatal accident cases.
West Midlands: Private client
Within Contentious trusts and probate, Sydney Mitchell LLP is a first tier firm,
Sydney Mitchell LLP has experience in multimillion-pound cases, with one recent highlight involving assets in several jurisdictions and entailing advice on complex corporate issues. Associate Sue Capstick is recommended.
Within Family: Birmingham Family: Birmingham
Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, Sydney Mitchell LLP is a second tier firm,
Sydney Mitchell LLP’s ‘highly competent’ team features ‘first-class’ associate Sue Capstick and ‘technically excellent’ senior solicitor Sarah Mochan. The ‘very knowledgeable’ Tracy Creed is recognised for her work for elderly clients.
West Midlands: Public sector
Within Health, Sydney Mitchell LLP is a third tier firm,
Sydney Mitchell LLP receives a steady flow of instructions from GPs and practice managers. Fahmida Ismail is a key contact.
West Midlands: Real estate
Within Commercial property: Birmingham Commercial property: Birmingham
Further information on Sydney Mitchell LLP
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West Midlands
Offices in Birmingham, Shirley, and Sheldon
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Licensing
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Dispute resolution : Debt recovery
- Finance : Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Human resources : Employment
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: claimant
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: defendant
- Insurance : Personal injury: claimant
- Private client : Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client : Family: Birmingham
- Private client : Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Public sector : Health
- Real estate : Commercial property: Birmingham
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