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Simon Harrington

I have acted exclusively for the service and veterans community for over 20 years and have a particular interest in assisting Commonwealth soldier in cases where injury has resulted in their medical discharge before meeting the requirements for residency or citizenship. I was awarded the National Law Society Price for Outstanding Academic Achievement on my LPC and in 2006 was runner up in the national Eclipse Proclaim Young Lawyer of the Year awards. I was the first solicitor to conclude a claim arsing out of the Gulf conflict where Combat Immunity was raised as a defence, and now specialise in acting for past and current members of various SMUs where specialist protocols apply and clients are confined by confidentiality obligations under the Official Secrets Act and UKSF Confidentiality Agreement. In 2020 I became Lead PI Partner for our Cambridge office and in 2021 was appointed as a Deputy District Judge. · Irwin Mitchell

EnglandPersonal Injury, Clinical Negligence

About

Has acted exclusively for the service and veterans community for over 20 years, specialising in serious injury claims against the Ministry of Defence and cases involving SMUs where clients are subject to confidentiality under the Official Secrets Act and UKSF agreements. He was awarded the National Law Society Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement on his LPC, was runner-up in the 2006 Eclipse Proclaim Young Lawyer of the Year awards, became Lead PI Partner for Irwin Mitchell's Cambridge office in 2020 and was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2021; he was the first solicitor to conclude a Gulf conflict claim where combat immunity was raised.

Practice areas

Personal InjuryClinical NegligenceMilitary & Veterans

Office

Expertise

Serious injury claims against the MoDClaims involving Combat Immunity (Gulf conflict precedent)Special Forces / SMU matters subject to Official Secrets Act and UKSF confidentialityAssisting Commonwealth soldiers medically discharged with residency/citizenship issues

Education

  • University of East Anglia — LLB (Hons) (1997–2000)
  • Newmarket Sixth Form College
  • Newmarket Upper School

Admissions

  • Qualified as a solicitor, England & Wales (2004)
  • Deputy District Judge (appointed 2021)