Sydney Mitchell Media Centre for UK journalists
The Sydney Mitchell team of legal experts works with journalists, editors and broadcasters to provide clear explanations of complex legal issues, and jargon-free, reliable legal commentary on the issues affecting the people, businesses and communities in the areas in which the firm operates in the West Midlands – Birmingham, Solihull and Shirley.
If you are a journalist looking to speak to and/or interview a legal expert representing an established and full service regional law firm, please contact either:
- Sydney Mitchell’s marketing team: marketing@sydneymitchell.co.uk, or
- Diane Wood: diane@diane-wood.co.uk, the firm’s independent PR Consultant
with a brief summary of the legal expert you require and the topic you need comment for.
Legal Experts available for media comment
We can provide expert legal commentary across a wide range of areas of the law and individual topics, including:
Sydney Mitchell’s well respected Personal Injury team acts exclusively for claimants in all types of personal injury and negligence claims, including road traffic accidents, workplace injuries, serious injury claims and clinical negligence cases.
Legal commentator: Kiran Athwal
Head of the Personal Injury team and a Senior Associate, Kiran has over 18 years’ experience as a personal injury lawyer, and since joining Sydney Mitchell in February 2023, has secured a number of notable results for her clients.
Specialist areas:
- Compensation for injury following a car, bike and pedestrian road traffic accident.
- The cost of personal injury – financial, emotional and professional
- Seasonal trends in personal injury incidents and accidents
- Workplace injuries – including trends in employer negligence
Employment Law
The team acts for employees and employers, advising on redundancy, unfair dismissal, workplace disputes and discrimination, and employment contracts.
Legal commentator: Emma-Louise Hewitt
Head of the Employment Law team, a Partner at the firm, and a specialist in all areas of Employment Law, Emma-Louise acts for employees and employers. As well as a Partner at Sydney Mitchell, she is President of The Solihull Chamber of Commerce.
Specialist areas:
- Employment Rights Act 2026
- Existing or upcoming employment law legislation and consultations
- Seasonal considerations for employers, from Work Christmas Parties to third parties in the workplace.
- Case law involving employers and employee claims.
Family Law
The team is one of the largest in the West Midlands and advises clients on divorce, financial settlements, children matters and domestic abuse.
Legal commentators: Karen Moores and Mauro Vinti, Partners and joint heads of the Family Law team
Specialist areas:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, including collaborative law and Resolution Together
- Advice for separating couples – from using social media during a separation, to shared time with the family pet
- Case law – including legal analysis of high profile divorce cases and financial settlements.
Wills, Probate & Lasting Powers of Attorney
The team specialises in advice on estate planning, inheritance disputes and Court of Protection matters.
Legal commentator: Tracy Creed
Team head and Partner, Tracy has been practicing for over twenty-six years and deals with a broad spectrum of probate client work from estate planning to probate and trust matters. She is recognised in the Legal 500 directory as a leading partner and one of the leading lawyers in the country in critical health care.
Specialist areas:
- How to approach care at home for a loved one
- Care and Care home funding, including Continuing Healthcare funding (CHC)
- Critical health care
- Court of Protection
- Complex tax and estate administration matters
- Case law – comment on and analysis of cases involving care funding (not criminal law).
Commercial & Business Law
The team works with businesses of all sizes in a range of market sectors, in the Midlands, the UK and often internationally, advising them on contracts, disputes, legal issues, mergers and acquisitions, and buying and selling businesses.
Legal commentator: Roy Colaba
Partner and head of the team, advising businesses and individuals on high-value, complex transactions and strategic growth, Roy acts for high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, owner-managed businesses, established companies, LLPs and franchise operators.
Specialist areas:
- Birmingham and the West Midlands business community and sector
- Legal foundations for start-up businesses
- Acquisitions, mergers and MBOs.
