Practice areas
Courts
Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Irwin Mitchell acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 20 Oct 2017 |
[2017] EWCA Civ 1643 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
For the five-year housing land supply required by national planning policy, a site is “deliverable” when it is capable of delivery within five years and there…
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113 |
| 22 Feb 2005 |
[2005] EWCA Civ 154 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A minister who personally exercises a statutory power must receive enough information to make an informed decision. Knowledge held by departmental officials is…
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68 |
| 29 Nov 2023 |
[2023] UKSC 48 · Supreme Court
In civil proceedings, a party must ordinarily challenge by cross-examination any material evidence of an opposing witness which it intends to invite the court…
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66 |
| 17 Jun 2003 |
[2003] EWCA Civ 797 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Article 14 applies to discrimination within the ambit of another Convention right. The claimant must show different treatment from persons in an analogous…
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34 |
| 1 Jul 2008 |
[2008] EWCA Civ 746 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Legitimate political predisposition by elected councillors must be distinguished from unlawful predetermination. Councillors may support and develop planning…
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31 |
| 8 Jun 2018 |
[2018] EWCA Civ 1305 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A decision-maker must take account of a consideration not identified by statute where it is so obviously material that no reasonable decision-maker would omit…
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30 |
| 6 Nov 2013 |
[2013] EWCA Civ 1341 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A breach of a mandatory statutory duty does not make a subsequent safeguarding-listing decision invalid unless Parliament can fairly be taken to have intended…
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30 |
| 14 Apr 2016 |
[2016] EWCA Civ 365 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A claimant who obtains a judgment at least as advantageous as her own Part 36 offer is ordinarily entitled to all her post-expiry costs on the indemnity basis.…
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29 |
| 4 Feb 2003 |
[2003] EWCA Civ 151 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A court exercising its discretion to exclude otherwise admissible evidence must balance the public interest in determining litigation on the truth against the…
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28 |
| 21 Oct 2004 |
[2004] EWCA Civ 1370 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Damages for future care must reflect the claimant’s reasonable needs, rather than the court’s independent view of the claimant’s best interests. The court…
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28 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 6 Aug 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 2089 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
On applications to strike out and for reverse summary judgment, a claimant must plead each misrepresentation with enough precision to identify its terms…
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| 29 Jun 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1574 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In a clinical negligence claim, the claimant must prove on the balance of probabilities that the admitted breach caused the injury. Causation may be…
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| 11 Jun 2026 |
[2026] EAT 85 · Employment Appeal Tribunal
An Employment Tribunal considering an application to extend time for presenting a response must assess all relevant circumstances under the overriding…
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| 29 May 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1284 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In clinical negligence claims, a prescription-only medicine administered in hospital must be directed in writing where the statutory hospital exemption…
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| 11 May 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1141 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Removal under section 50 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 is governed by the welfare of the beneficiaries as a whole. Proof of wrongdoing is…
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| 1 May 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1025 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In a historic asbestos-exposure claim, the claimant must prove exposure on the balance of probabilities. The special causation rule in Fairchild v Glenhaven…
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| 22 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 499 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Coronial causation requires proof on the balance of probabilities that the relevant event or conduct made an actual and material contribution to death, more…
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| 13 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 858 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A negative Conclusive Grounds decision under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 must be supported by reasons that engage with the material evidence and rationally…
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| 31 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 732 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Abuse of process under the rule in Henderson v Henderson is determined by a broad, merits-based assessment of all the circumstances. A later claim may be…
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| 27 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 728 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Section 339 of the Insolvency Act 1986 permits restoration of the position that would have existed without a transaction at an undervalue, but does not permit…
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| 25 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 706 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
At the permission stage of a judicial review, the question is whether the proposed grounds have a realistic prospect of success. In a service-closure decision…
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| 17 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 308 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Judicial review of a public body’s financial decision concerns lawfulness, not whether the decision was best. Irrationality may arise because the outcome lies…
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Earlier names
These figures include judgments naming firms that have since merged into, or been renamed as, Irwin Mitchell: Thomas Eggar, Alexander Harris, Silk Family Law, Lorenzo Zurbrugg, MPH Solicitors, Berkeley Legal.
Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Irwin Mitchell is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Irwin Mitchell. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.