Ranking tables

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant | UK

Northern Ireland

Personal Injury covers the full scope of litigation arising from injuries sustained outside of a clinical context. This includes litigation arising from workplace accidents, motor accidents and abuse claims. Please note there is a separate table for industrial disease claims.  This table ranks firms and lawyers that act for the individuals, or groups of individuals, bringing claims.  Firms that represent insurers and other defendants are ranked elsewhere in our Mainly Defendant tables. Certain niche areas of international work are also covered by this section, such as injuries and abuse resulting from wars and corporate negligence, although purely travel-related injuries are covered in a separate section within the Travel section of the guide entitled International Personal Injury. This table covers all of Northern Ireland and contains the leading law firms and lawyers in Belfast and elsewhere.

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Band 1

  1. McCartan Turkington Breen
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    McCartan Turkington Breen
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1 | 13 Years Ranked

    McCartan Turkington Breen's leading personal injury team impresses with the breadth of its coverage, including employers' liability claims involving physical and psychological injury, as well as RTAs. It frequently acts for private claimants on catastrophic claims, as well as handling lower-value cases.

  2. Thompsons NI
    1
    Thompsons NI
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked

    Thompsons is recommended for workplace injury claims, with experience in asbestos-related cases and other occupational health claims. The team demonstrates additional experience advising on claims arising from RTAs, as well as trips and slips, It predominantly represents private individuals from the healthcare sector and members of trade unions.

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Band 2

  1. Edwards Solicitors
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    Edwards Solicitors
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked

    Edwards Solicitors has a solid offering in industrial injuries and illness, such as hearing loss claims. It also maintains a broad personal injury caseload that includes high-profile RTAs, employer's liability and post-traumatic stress syndrome claims. The team is well regarded for its work on behalf of the Police Federation and also advises both trade unions and private individuals.

  2. Millar McCall Wylie
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    Millar McCall Wylie
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 6 Years Ranked

    Miller McCall Wylie handles an array of claims spanning RTAs, accidents at work and equine injuries. Falls, trips and slips also serve as a source of instruction for the firm. The team assists with claims arising from a very wide range of injuries, including orthopaedic and psychiatric damage.

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    Reid Black Solicitors
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 13 Years Ranked

    Reid Black Solicitors is noted for expertise in hearing loss claims, as well as demonstrating experience in areas such as cycling, motorcycle and employers' liability cases. Additional areas of focus include repetitive strain injuries and industrial disease claims.

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Band 3

  1. JMK Solicitors
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 3