Irwin Mitchell has come under fire for the pricing of a personal injury case, after the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, said costs of almost £75,000 were disproportionate to a damages award of £12,750.

The case, Simcoe v Jacuzzi UK Group, saw plumber Adrian Simcoe bring a claim against Jacuzzi UK after suffering pain as a result of repetitive work assembling shower cubicles for the company.