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Shakespeare Martineau

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant

UK Guide 2026 : Midlands


Shakespeare Martineau

Rankings

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Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant - Midlands

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Shakespeare Martineau's Birmingham-based group has notable strength in the personal injury space. It boasts an extensive team that is fully equipped to handle cases arising from severe incidents, including those relating to spinal injuries, fatal accidents and brain injuries. Its members also have considerable strength in handling complex RTA claims.

Strengths

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  • This team are all about the personal touch combined with the tenacity to get the best outcome for the client.

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  • With service levels and responsiveness, they are excellent in all aspects. They're very responsive, quick to answer queries and very supportive.

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  • Shakespeare Martineau have a highly personalised service for lay clients. They have a great team support approach.

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  • They demonstrate phenomenal care within their case management approach. Their responsiveness has always been super quick, and their follow-up is just as quick.

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  • They are amazing and never, ever gave me wrong advice. They do absolutely everything to make your life feel amazing.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Kathryn Hart
    Band 2Kathryn Hart

    Kathryn Hart

    Kathryn Hart specialises in personal injury, handling numerous high-value cases, including severe head and catastrophic spinal injuries. She also has experience in limb amputation claims and representing migrants who have been exploited at work, as well as cases concerning children who have suffered injuries at young ages.

    • Kathryn is very careful in her presentation and her manner. She is extremely client-conscious but nevertheless able to give very robust practical advice to clients. She is highly intelligent.

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  • Band 2Peter Jones
    Band 2Peter Jones

    Peter Jones

    Peter Jones is an established practitioner based in the Stratford-upon-Avon office. He is experienced in dealing with a broad range of personal injury matters, with such litigation including industrial disease, brain and spinal injury claims, and amputation claims.

    • Clients really love him, and he gets on extremely well with opponents. He gets excellent results.

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    • Peter Jones is hugely experienced. He's one of a kind in many ways. Peter is a force of nature.

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    • Peter is a real character. He's known to be very committed to his cases; he takes them personally. He's a street fighter. He'll often get good results in cases that others wouldn't take on.

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