Grouped by what each firm publishes about its own work. Most firms on this list handle all common personal injury law matters.
The Top 9 Personal Injury Lawyers in Birmingham
Nine personal injury law firms in Birmingham, with their experience and what each one suits.
Irwin Mitchell
Colmore Circus, Birmingham city centreNational full service firm with a large claimant injury practice
Best for People with life changing injuries, or hurt abroad
Hilary Wetherell, a Birmingham partner, became Head of Serious Injury for the Midlands and East Anglia in 2024, according to her profile.
Her profile says she is APIL accredited in brain injury, fatal accident and senior litigator categories, and lists Chambers and Legal 500 rankings from 2021 to 2025.
Jatinder Paul, a Birmingham partner in International Serious Injury, is an APIL Fellow and Senior Litigator, according to the firm's website.
Call the office or use the online enquiry form. The office asks visitors to get in touch before calling in. Ask about funding options when you call.
Office
7th and 9th Floor, The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus, Birmingham, B4 6AH
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
Irwin Mitchell is a large national claimant injury firm, and its Birmingham office in the Colmore Building runs serious injury, international injury and medical negligence cases. Hilary Wetherell, a partner based here, has headed serious injury for the Midlands and East Anglia since 2024 and focuses on brain injury, according to her profile. The office also houses an international serious injury team for people hurt abroad. It suits life changing injuries and cases with a foreign defendant. The firm says personal injury is the work it is best known for.
Also worth knowing
The office page shows a Legal 500 Top Tier Firm UK 2026 badge.
Lawyers
Hilary Wetherell holds APIL accreditation in brain injury, fatal accident and senior litigator categories, according to the firm's website.
Hilary Wetherell, Partner, Head of Serious Injury (Midlands and East Anglia)
Jatinder Paul, Partner, International Serious Injury, Head of Group Illness
Louise Binks, Associate Solicitor, Serious Injury
Nina Harrison, Associate Solicitor, International Serious Injury
Lisa Jordan, Medical negligence lawyer
Areas of personal injury law handled
Brain injury claims
Spinal cord injury claims
Fatal accident claims and inquests
Road traffic accident claims
Accident at work claims
Public place accident claims
Injuries and illness abroad
Group illness actions
Military injury claims
Medical negligence claims
Office
7th and 9th Floor, The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus, Birmingham, B4 6AH
Temple Street, Birmingham city centreClaimant serious injury and medical negligence firm
Best for People with brain, spinal or birth injuries
Fletchers says it acquired the Shoosmiths serious injury practice in 2025, adding 80 colleagues and a new Birmingham base.
Its Birmingham page lists Headway accredited solicitors, Spinal Injuries Association trusted legal partner and AvMA lawyers' service membership.
Kashmir Uppal has been on the Law Society's clinical negligence panel since 2004 and led the Ian Paterson litigation, according to her former Shoosmiths profile.
Free initial advice. Claims run on a no win, no fee basis, according to the firm.
Office
Suite A, Fifth Floor, 31 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DB
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
Fletchers is a Manchester based serious injury and medical negligence firm that arrived in Birmingham in 2025 when it bought the Shoosmiths serious injury practice, about 80 people including eight partners, according to the firm. The Birmingham office on Temple Street is led by former Shoosmiths partners, among them Phil Barnes, who now runs clinical negligence for the Midlands and South. The office takes road traffic, work, amputation and brain injury cases alongside medical claims. It suits catastrophic injury and medical cases. The firm says it offers free initial advice and no win, no fee.
Also worth knowing
Phil Barnes, the former Shoosmiths national head, leads the business in the Midlands and South, according to the firm.
Lawyers
Kashmir Uppal has been on the Law Society's specialist clinical negligence panel since 2004, and Nicholas Tubb is an accredited member of the AvMA solicitor referral panel, according to their former Shoosmiths profiles.
Phil Barnes, Partner, Director of Clinical Negligence (Midlands and South)
Kashmir Uppal, Partner and Team Leader
Nicholas Tubb, Partner and Team Leader
Becca Horley, Associate
Areas of personal injury law handled
Brain injury claims
Spinal injury claims
Amputation claims
Road traffic accident claims
Accident at work claims
Birth injury claims
Surgical error claims
Misdiagnosis and cancer negligence claims
Court of Protection support
Office
Suite A, Fifth Floor, 31 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DB
Other details
Other offices
Head office in Manchester, with offices in the North West, Yorkshire, Newcastle, Cambridge, Northampton and the Thames Valley
No win, no fee can be offered on all serious injury claims, according to the firm. Help with rehabilitation funding and interim payments.
Office
3 Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 1LX
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
Higgs is a Black Country firm whose personal injury department is large, with more than 20 people listed on its serious injury page, all at its Brierley Hill head office. Andy Shaw, a partner, heads personal injury and medical negligence and focuses on brain and spinal injury, amputation and fatal claims. The team arranges rehabilitation funding and interim payments and has a qualified social worker in client support. It suits serious injury cases across the West Midlands. The firm says it can offer no win, no fee on all serious injury claims.
Also worth knowing
Its client support team includes a qualified social worker, according to the firm.
Lawyers
Andy Shaw is on the Law Society Personal Injury Panel and the Headway approved solicitors list, according to the firm's website.
Andy Shaw, Partner, Head of Personal Injury and Medical Negligence
Steven Santy, Partner, Personal Injury
Simon Stanfield, Partner, Personal Injury
Claire Burnell, Legal Director, Personal Injury
Toni Knott, Legal Director, Personal Injury
Karl De-Loyde, Legal Director, Personal Injury
Karen Silk, Legal Director, Personal Injury
Holly McGowan, Principal Associate, Personal Injury
Areas of personal injury law handled
Brain injury claims
Spinal cord injury claims
Amputation claims
Burns and complex fracture claims
Fatal accident claims
Road traffic collision claims
Accident at work claims
Medical negligence claims
Rehabilitation and interim payments
Office
3 Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 1LX
Free, impartial initial advice on whether a claim is possible. Funding options are discussed before a claim starts, according to the firm.
Office
Billiards Building, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2ES
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
Anthony Collins is a Birmingham firm whose clinical negligence and personal injury team takes catastrophic claims, with a focus on birth injury and children's brain injury. Partner David Evison leads the team, with partners Ann Houghton and Rankeshwar Batta and an in house medical adviser. Its site names Law Society accreditation, AvMA panels and links with Headway and the Spinal Injuries Association. It suits families after a birth injury or other life changing harm. Initial advice is free, and funding is discussed at the start.
Also worth knowing
Ann Houghton has featured in Chambers and Legal 500 every year since 2017, according to her profile.
Lawyers
David Evison, Partner and sector lead, clinical negligence and personal injury
Ann Houghton, Partner, clinical negligence and personal injury
Rankeshwar Batta, Partner, clinical negligence and personal injury
Victoria Fullilove, Legal Director, clinical negligence and personal injury
Alesha Ghani, In house medical adviser
Areas of personal injury law handled
Birth injury claims
Child brain injury claims
Spinal and cauda equina claims
Amputation claims
Sepsis claims
Surgical and misdiagnosis claims
Road traffic accident claims
Accident at work claims
Fatal claims and inquests
Office
Billiards Building, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2ES
No win, no fee available, according to the firm. Face to face meetings can be arranged away from the office.
Office
60 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2DJ
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
Thompsons acts for injured people and trade union members, and the firm says its Birmingham office on Church Street has been open for more than 30 years and has over 100 staff. The firm says the office handles more than 900 cases a year, from road and work accidents to asbestos disease and clinical negligence. John Mullen is the regional managing partner. It suits union members and anyone hurt at work or on the road. The firm says its history goes back to 1921, and it offers no win, no fee.
Founded in 1921
Also worth knowing
Its union site says the office was ranked by the Legal 500 in 2020 for clinical negligence and personal injury.
Lawyers
John Mullen, Regional Managing Partner, Birmingham
Linda Millband, Supervising partner, clinical negligence
No win, no fee on most injury cases, with nothing to pay upfront and insurance to cover costs if the claim fails, according to the firm. Fixed fees and legal expenses insurance are also offered for some matters.
Office
The Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AT
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
Slater and Gordon is a national consumer law firm with a Birmingham office in the Lewis Building on Bull Street, where its team handles personal injury and clinical negligence. The firm says its injury lawyers are accredited by APIL and that many are recognised in Chambers and the Legal 500. It is a trusted legal service provider for the brain injury charity Headway and has long acted for Police Federation members, according to the firm. It suits people who want a large firm for a road, work or public place accident. The firm says most injury cases run on no win, no fee, with nothing to pay upfront.
Also worth knowing
Slater and Gordon says it has supported the Police Federation and its members for more than 60 years.
Areas of personal injury law handled
Road traffic accident claims
Accident at work claims
Public place accident claims
Head and brain injury claims
Spinal injury claims
Cycling accident claims
Military injury claims
Criminal injuries claims
Medical negligence claims
Office
The Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AT
Contact the Harborne office or use the online form. Ask about funding options when you call.
Office
Grays Court, 11 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9NT
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About the firm
NBB Waldrons is a West Midlands firm, headquartered at Merry Hill, with a branch on Harborne High Street. Personal injury is the first service listed for Birmingham and sits in a compensation department which the firm says Chambers ranked for West Midlands personal injury in 2022. John McDonnell heads personal injury, and managing partner Joseph Norton leads medical negligence work. It covers road, work and public place accidents, industrial disease and catastrophic injury. It suits people in south west Birmingham and the Black Country who want a local team.
Also worth knowing
Associate Katie Hinton has more than 20 years of personal injury work in Birmingham and the Black Country, according to her profile.
Lawyers
The personal injury team works across the firm's West Midlands offices.
John McDonnell, Solicitor, Head of Personal Injury
Joseph Norton, Managing Partner, Head of Compensation Department (medical negligence)
Katie Hinton, Associate, Personal Injury Litigation Executive
Colin Brooks, Solicitor
Chloe Rainey, Trainee Solicitor
Areas of personal injury law handled
Serious and catastrophic injury claims
Brain and spinal injury claims
Fatal accident claims
Accident at work claims
Public place and council claims
Industrial disease claims
Road traffic accident claims
Uninsured and hit and run driver claims
Medical negligence claims
Office
Grays Court, 11 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9NT
Other details
Other offices
Merry Hill (head office), Dudley, Kingswinford, Walsall, Worcester, Cheltenham and London
Free initial consultation, and home visits for clients who cannot travel. Conditional fee (no win, no fee) agreements, after the event insurance and legal expenses insurance are discussed before a claim starts, according to the firm.
Office
138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES
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About the firm
Clarke Willmott is a national firm with a Birmingham office on Edmund Street, where it runs accident and injury claims. The firm says it handles complex cases such as spinal and brain injury, amputation and fatal accidents, with claims run or overseen by a senior lawyer. It will visit clients who cannot travel, the firm says. Its site shows APIL brain injury and senior litigator accreditation, a Law Society clinical negligence logo, Headway and AvMA. It suits serious injury cases. The firm says the first consultation is free, and it offers conditional fee agreements.
Also worth knowing
The firm says it is on the Law Society's medical negligence panel and AvMA.
Areas of personal injury law handled
Spinal injury claims
Brain injury claims
Amputation claims
Fatal injury claims
Road traffic accident claims
Accident at work claims
Industrial illness and disease claims
Medical negligence claims
Office
138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES
Other details
Other offices
Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Taunton
No win, no fee: nothing to pay upfront and no legal fees if the claim fails, according to the firm. Call back requests on weekdays; office meetings by appointment only.
Office
Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
IMD Solicitors is a personal injury led firm with offices in Manchester, London and Birmingham, where it sees clients by appointment in the Lewis Building on Bull Street. It takes road traffic, work, public place, medical and industrial disease claims from across the UK. The firm stresses a multi cultural team and says it can deal with clients in their own language, and its website comes in Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Spanish versions. It suits people who would rather work in a language other than English. Claims run on no win, no fee, according to the firm.
Also worth knowing
The firm's SRA number, 625141, is shown on its site.
Lawyers
The firm does not say which office each lawyer works from.
Wiktor Buza, Partner
Alexandru Duminica, Paralegal
Areas of personal injury law handled
Road traffic accident claims
Accident at work claims
Public place slip and trip claims
Medical accident claims
Industrial disease claims
Psychological injury claims
Loss of earnings claims
Office
Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF
Other details
Other offices
Manchester and London
Languages
Site available in Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Spanish; the firm says clients are handled in their native language
Firm details come from each firm's own website. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
How we compiled this list
We include firms with an office in Birmingham, or nearby in the West Midlands, that do personal injury as a main part of their work. For each one we read the firm's own website in October 2026, checked it shows an SRA number, and wrote the description ourselves. Accreditations and first consultation terms are as the firm describes them, so confirm them when you call. Google ratings are shown with the date we checked them, where we have them.
No firm pays for its place on this list, and the order is our own.
This page is general information, not legal advice. The law described is for England and Wales as published on legislation.gov.uk, GOV.UK, the Civil Procedure Rules and the SRA in October 2026.
How long you have to claim
The Limitation Act 1980 gives you 3 years to issue court proceedings for an injury. The 3 years starts on the day you were hurt, or on your date of knowledge if that comes later. Your date of knowledge is when you first knew three things: the injury was significant, it was caused by something a person or organisation did or didn't do, and who they were. You don't get extra time because you hadn't realised the law treats it as negligence. The law also counts what you could reasonably have found out, on your own or through expert advice you'd be expected to get.
Your situation
Deadline
Accidents, work injuries and medical negligence
3 years from the injury, or from your date of knowledge if later
Hurt before you turned 18
3 years from your 18th birthday, so normally by your 21st
Without the mental capacity to run a claim when it arose
3 years from regaining capacity, or from death if that comes first
The injured person died before the 3 years ran out
3 years from the death, or from the personal representative's date of knowledge, whichever is later
Criminal injuries compensation
Normally 2 years from the crime, under a separate scheme
Courts can allow a claim to go ahead out of time where that would be fair to both sides. A judge looks at how long the delay was and why, how it has affected the evidence, how the defendant behaved, and whether you acted promptly once you knew you might have a claim. That's a discretion, not a right, so if your deadline is close, get advice this week rather than next month.
Road accidents and whiplash claims
For a minor road injury you can use Official Injury Claim, a free service run on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. You don't need a lawyer to use it, though you can have one. It's open to you if you're 18 or over, you were inside a vehicle, the accident was in England or Wales on or after 31 May 2021, and the injury is minor and worth less than £5,000. It isn't for cyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians, horse riders, children or protected parties, among others.
Whiplash lasting up to 2 years is paid at fixed tariff amounts set by the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021, with a slightly higher figure where you also have a minor psychological injury. The amounts rose for accidents on or after 31 May 2025.
Length of injury
Whiplash
Whiplash and minor psychological injury
Up to 3 months
£275
£300
3 to 6 months
£565
£595
6 to 9 months
£965
£1,025
9 to 12 months
£1,510
£1,595
12 to 15 months
£2,335
£2,435
15 to 18 months
£3,445
£3,550
18 to 24 months
£4,830
£4,975
Figures for accidents on or after 31 May 2025. Accidents from 31 May 2021 to 30 May 2025 use the earlier tariff, which runs from £240 to £4,345. A court can add up to 20% in exceptional circumstances. The tariff pays for pain, suffering and loss of amenity only, so lost earnings and other expenses are claimed on top.
Most road accident claims belong in the small claims track if the injury is worth £5,000 or less and the whole claim £10,000 or less. The injury figure falls to £1,000 if the accident was before 31 May 2021, or you were riding a motorbike, a pillion or sidecar passenger, on a bicycle, on a horse, in a wheelchair or on a mobility scooter, or on foot. It's also £1,000 where, when proceedings start, you're a child, a protected party or an undischarged bankrupt, or either side is acting for someone who has died. The same applies if the other vehicle was registered outside the UK at the time of the accident. One exception matters: a road accident claim from on or after 31 May 2021 that includes whiplash, brought by a child or protected party (or by someone who was a child when the claim was first made), normally goes to the fast track and can't be put in small claims. For injury claims that don't involve a road accident, such as a fall in a shop or an accident at work, the small claims limit is £1,500 for the injury within £10,000 overall.
The claims process, and the court in Birmingham
Before anyone issues proceedings, both sides should follow the pre-action protocol that fits the claim, swapping letters and evidence to settle it or narrow what's in dispute. General injury claims, clinical negligence, and disease and illness claims each have their own protocol.
Online portals: road accident claims (accidents on or after 31 May 2021) worth up to £25,000 and above the small claims limit begin on the portal at claimsportal.org.uk. Lower value work and public place claims, also up to £25,000, follow a separate portal protocol
Which track: once a claim is above the small claims limits, it normally goes to the fast track up to £25,000, the intermediate track for simpler claims up to £100,000, and the multi-track for bigger or more complex cases
Fixed costs: in the fast and intermediate tracks, the legal costs a losing side pays are fixed amounts for injury claims where the cause of action arose on or after 1 October 2023. For disease claims the test is different: fixed costs apply where the letter of claim wasn't sent before 1 October 2023. Mesothelioma and asbestos lung disease claims are excluded and go to the multi-track
Part 36 offers: a formal written offer to settle, open for at least 21 days. Turn one down and then fail to beat it at trial, and you can face extra costs and interest
Large awards: lump sums for future losses such as care and earnings are adjusted by the personal injury discount rate. It has been 0.5% since 11 January 2025, up from minus 0.25%
If a Birmingham claim ends up in court, it's likely to be at the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre, which hears civil money claims as well as family cases. Your court papers will name the hearing centre, so check them, as claims can be sent elsewhere.
Court
Address
Contact
Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre
Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6DS
Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Counter by appointment only. Enquiries 0300 123 5577
Funding a claim and costs protection
Most injury claims run on a conditional fee agreement, the deal usually sold as no win, no fee. If the claim succeeds, the solicitor can add a success fee to their normal charges. In most first instance personal injury cases the law caps that success fee at 25% of your damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity and your past financial losses, after anything repaid to the DWP. Money for future losses, such as care you'll need later, sits outside the cap. You pay the success fee from your damages, as the other side can't be made to pay it (except in mesothelioma claims, where it can still be claimed from the other side and the 25% cap doesn't apply).
Damages based agreement: instead of a fee, the lawyer takes a share of what you recover. In first instance injury cases it's capped at 25% of the same damages, VAT included
After the event insurance: covers some costs if you lose. You generally can't get the premium back from the other side, so ask who pays it and when
QOCS: qualified one way costs shifting protects claimants in injury and death claims. If you lose, a costs order against you can usually only be enforced up to the damages, interest and costs you've been awarded or agreed
When you can lose that protection: in some cases, including a strike out because the claim disclosed no reasonable grounds, was an abuse of process or because of conduct likely to obstruct the just disposal of the case, and, with the court's permission, a finding that the claim was fundamentally dishonest. The court can also allow enforcement where part of the claim is for someone else's financial benefit, or the claim includes a claim that isn't for personal injury
Get the firm to set out in writing what you'd pay if you win, if you lose and if you drop the claim part way. Check your home and car insurance too, as some policies include legal expenses cover.
Work injuries and medical negligence
Hurt at work. Most employers in Great Britain must carry employers' liability insurance for injury and disease their staff suffer at work, with cover of at least £5 million. Employers must also report work related deaths, certain injuries, specified diseases and dangerous occurrences under RIDDOR. Disease claims, such as illness from asbestos or noise, follow their own pre-action protocol.
Medical treatment. Clinical negligence claims have the same 3 year limit, with the same rules for children and people without capacity, and their own protocol, the Pre-Action Protocol for the Resolution of Clinical Disputes. NHS Resolution is a special health authority whose stated purpose is to provide expertise to the NHS to resolve concerns fairly. A clinical negligence claim must normally go to the multi-track. The exception is a claim that would otherwise be intermediate track where the defendant admits liability in full in its letter of response under the clinical disputes protocol and hasn't raised a limitation defence. Fixed recoverable costs therefore don't usually apply.
Several of the Birmingham firms listed here run clinical negligence and injury teams side by side. If you were hurt in an accident and then had poor treatment, ask whether one team can take on both.
If you were injured in a violent crime
Victims of violent crime can apply to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012. The scheme can pay for physical and mental injury, sexual or physical abuse, the death of a close relative, funeral costs, and in some cases lost earnings and special expenses. Injury payments run from £1,000 to £250,000.
Police report first: the crime has to be reported to the police before you apply
Deadline: normally 2 years from the crime. CICA extends this only where exceptional circumstances stopped you applying sooner and the evidence means your claim can be decided without extensive further enquiries
Crimes against children: if it was reported to the police before the victim turned 18, the application must arrive by their 20th birthday. If it was first reported on or after their 18th birthday, they have 2 years from that report
No cost: applying is free and you don't need a representative. If you use one, CICA won't cover what they charge
Violent crime only: the scheme doesn't pay for accidents, such as being hit by a vehicle when the driver didn't mean to harm you
Birmingham personal injury law: common questions
What's the time limit for a personal injury claim?
Normally 3 years, counted from the day of the injury or from the day you first knew the injury was significant and who caused it, if that's later. Someone hurt as a child has 3 years from their 18th birthday. Criminal injuries compensation has its own limit, normally 2 years from the crime.
Can I make a whiplash claim without a solicitor?
Often, yes. Official Injury Claim is free and you can use it on your own if you're 18 or over, were inside a vehicle, the accident was in England or Wales on or after 31 May 2021 and the injury is worth less than £5,000. Cyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians and children have to use a different route.
How much can a no win, no fee solicitor take from my compensation?
In most first instance personal injury cases, the success fee is capped by law at 25% of your damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity plus past financial losses. Damages for future losses aren't counted. You may also pay other things, such as an insurance premium, so ask for the full terms in writing before you sign.
If I lose, will I pay the other side's legal costs?
Not usually beyond what you've recovered. Qualified one way costs shifting means a costs order against a losing injury claimant can normally only be enforced up to the damages, interest and costs awarded or agreed in their favour. That protection can be lost in some cases, including a strike out for disclosing no reasonable grounds, as an abuse of process or for conduct likely to obstruct the case, and a finding that the claim was fundamentally dishonest.
Should I go through a claims company to find a solicitor?
You don't need to. Since 1 April 2013, solicitors, barristers, insurers and claims management companies have been banned from paying or receiving referral fees for personal injury and death claims. A law firm can't pay anyone for passing your claim on, so you can contact a firm directly.
Which court deals with injury claims in Birmingham?
County court civil claims in the city are heard at the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre, Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street, B4 6DS. If yours is issued, check the court named on your papers, as it can be sent to another hearing centre.
Can I get compensation after an assault?
Yes, from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, provided the crime was reported to the police. Applying is free, you don't need a representative and you normally have 2 years to apply. Injury payments range from £1,000 to £250,000.
