Full Service Law Firm Continues To Grow In The South West With Recruitment Of Two Will Dispute Specialists

Irwin Mitchell continues to grow its Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team in the South West with the appointment of Partner and specialist litigator Cara Hough in Bristol.

Cara joins from IDR Law and is a highly experienced solicitor specialising in contentious probate. She joins Senior Associate Solicitor Sarah Bolt who joined in February as Irwin Mitchell’s first private client solicitor in Bristol. 

Cara and Sarah will also be joined by another private client solicitor, Hannah Coton–Smith, in the coming weeks. 

Irwin Mitchell now has 75 people in its Bristol office and the new recruits will seek to grow the firm’s contentious probate offering in the region alongside the existing family law, complex personal injury and public law teams.

Irwin Mitchell has the second largest private client team in the country and one of the largest and well-respected contentious probate teams. 

Commenting on her appointment, Cara said: “Irwin Mitchell’s reputation for private client work nationally is second to none and while the firm has an incredibly strong national contentious probate team, I’m looking forward to growing the specialist team across Bristol and the South West.”

Paula Myers, National Head of the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team at Irwin Mitchell said “I’m thrilled to welcome Cara and Hannah to our growing team in the South West. We’re continuing to invest in all areas of private client across the country and Cara’s expertise, talent and knowledge will be a real asset to our regional team and the National contentious probate team.”

Irwin Mitchell last month announced record turnover passing £300m for the first time and has recently opened a new Brighton office to further add to its offering in the southeast of England as well as completing deals with Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie in Scotland and Silk Family Law in the Northeast to grow further.