About Irwin Mitchell
Irwin Mitchell are Make Birth Better’s training sponsor. They have the largest dedicated medical negligence practice in the country and are committed to working towards improved maternity care and safety outcomes.
Recognised for many years as a first-tier firm across the country in the independent legal directories, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 with leading individuals named across 17 offices.
Irwin Mitchell is member of Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), a panel member of Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and has held a Legal Aid Franchise for several years; a quality mark of the firm’s expertise and experience. Nationally, the team have secured substantial awards on behalf of clients to ensure they receive the appropriate support/rehabilitation and have financial security for the rest of their lives. The team have made legal history changing the law on behalf of women and children injured as a result of substandard care.
Irwin Mitchell has a number of longstanding charity relationships and supports campaigns focused on patient safety. In addition, Julianne Moore, along with colleagues from across the country, have successfully established a dedicated webinar series, Maternity Matters, which was launched in 2019 and continues to deliver talks which have reached over 800 professionals working in maternity services across the UK.
The webinars share practical guidance for professionals working in maternity services, focused on delivering better outcomes for all. With guest speakers including healthcare professionals and charities, a wide-range of topics have been covered including: supported decision-making; improving outcomes for women from ethnically marginalised communities; breaking the silence on perineal injury; and the importance of neo-natal feeding.
To find out more please visit Irwin Mitchell.
About the team
Profile and biographies of our contacts at Irwin Mitchell.
Julianne Moore, Partner & Head of the Sheffield Medical Negligence team at Irwin Mitchell
With 20 years specialising in this area of the law she represents families and children who have suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of birth trauma, including cerebral and Erb's palsy. Julianne is passionate about improving outcomes and the experiences of women, birthing people and their families, whilst sharing learnings and contributing to the training and development of maternity staff.
Julianne and her colleagues have developed a Maternity Matters webinar series.
She is based in Derbyshire and has one son.
Contact:
Email: Julianne.Moore@IrwinMitchell.com
Freephone: 0800 023 2233
“Before qualifying as a solicitor I was a Senior Operating Department Practitioner in the NHS where I gained extensive - and invaluable - medical and surgical experience. I worked in maternity services where I developed first-hand real-life experience and knowledge on the labour ward and maternity theatre. I had the privilege of being present at one of life’s amazing and most special moments, but also witness some of the worst when sadly things moved in the opposite direction. I feel an ongoing commitment to improve maternity care and safety. I regularly deliver training and talks to other lawyers and healthcare professionals on a wide range of areas to help work towards better outcomes for all. ”
Tania Harrison, Partner at Irwin Mitchell
Tania specialises in medical negligence cases and inquests, regularly representing bereaved families in the Coroner’s court.
Tania has over 15 years’ experience in providing legal support to families who bring civil claims following birth trauma.She represents children who have sustained life-changing injuries during birth, such as cerebral and Erb's palsy and also represents families who have suffered stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
She is based in Yorkshire and is mum to a football-mad son.
Contact:
Email: Tania.Harrison@IrwinMitchell.com
Freephone: 0800 023 2233
“Sadly, I see first-hand the catastrophic impact birth trauma has on families. As their legal representative, I seek to obtain the answers they are looking for as to how and why the birth trauma has occurred and to provide them with the support to rebuild their lives and obtain rehabilitation. I am committed to improving patient safety and ensuring lessons are truly learned when such tragic events occur, to prevent them being repeated.”
Our partners advocate for trauma-informed ways of working, represent parents or professionals affected by birth trauma or vicarious trauma and we collaborate wherever possible.
Our partners include:
If you’re interested in becoming a partner, please contact us. We’re always been to work in collaboration with others.