Irwin Mitchell LLP
Riverside East, 2 Millsands, Sheffield , S3 8DT
Licenced body
570654

Decision - Fined

Outcome: Fine

Outcome date: 3 September 2021

Published date: 6 October 2021

Firm details

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Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Irwin Mitchell LLP is a licensed body, whose head office is at Riverside East, 2 Millsands, Sheffield S3 8DT.

It was found that Irwin Mitchell LLP failed to give proper advice to clients in 2013 before switching the funding of their case from legal aid to a conditional fee agreement. In doing so, it

• Failed to act in the best interests of clients, in breach of Principle 4 of the SRA Principles 2011.
• Failed to provide a proper standard of service to clients, in breach of Principle 5 of the SRA Principles 2011.
• Failed to achieve outcome 1.12 of the SRA Code of Conduct 2011, requiring the firm to ensure that clients are in a position to make informed decisions about the options available to them.

Irwin Mitchell LLP was directed to pay a financial penalty of £9,000 and costs of £1,350.