Irwin Mitchell are the number 1 law firm for Personal Injury and Medical Negligence in England.

We refer to being the number 1 legal experts for personal injury and medical negligence. This statement is based on independent accreditation from Legal 500 and is applicable in England only.

Everything we do is built around our clients’ needs.

This is why we work hard to review, and fact check our accreditations to ensure they are legally accurate, up to date and reflective of the market we operate in and the service we provide. You can read more about these here:

Legal 500

Accurate as of 2027 Legal 500 results that went live on 30 September 2026.

Personal Injury

For Personal Injury Irwin Mitchell has the widest Tier 1 footprint for claimant work across England and is ranked Tier 1 in seven regions: London, North, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, and Yorkshire.

Next in line are Fletchers, Leigh Day, Slater & Gordon, Stewarts, Enable Law, Thompsons and RWK Goodman, who hold two tier 1 rankings each for Personal Injury.

For further details, see the table below:

Personal Injury Tier One Rankings

East Anglia	East Midlands	London	North	North West	South East	South West	West Midlands	Yorkshire
Slater & Gordon	Fletchers Solicitors	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell
Ashtons Legal	Barratts	Fieldfisher	Thompsons Solicitors LLP	JMW Solicitors LLP	Moore Barlow	RWK Goodman	Stewarts
Tees law	Freeths	Leigh Day	Sintons LLP	Leigh Day	Duncan Lewis	Thompsons Solicitors LLP
Fosters	Nelsons	Stewarts	Armstrong Foulkes	Slater & Gordon	RWK Goodman	Enable Law
	Shakespeare Martineau	Anthony Gold	Burnetts	Fletchers	Dean Wilson	Slee Blackwell
			Kay & Kilner		Trethowans LLP
					Boyes Turner
					Thomson, Snell & Passmore
					Enable Law

Medical Negligence

For Medical Negligence, Irwin Mitchell has the widest Tier 1 footprint for claimant work across England and is ranked Tier 1 in seven regions: London, North, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, and Yorkshire. Next in line is Fletchers, who has four Tier 1 rankings for Medical Negligence.

For further details, see the table below:

Medical Negligence Tier One Rankings

East Anglia	East Midlands	London	North	North West	South East	South West	West Midlands	Yorkshire
Slater and Gordon	Fletchers Solicitors	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell	Irwin Mitchell
Ashtons Legal	Barratts	Fieldfisher	Thompsons Solicitors LLP	JMW	Fletchers	RWK Goodman	Fletchers	Fletchers
Tees law	Freeths	Leigh Day	Sintons LLP	Fieldfisher	Moore Barlow	Barcan & Kirby	Anthony Collins	Stewarts
Fosters	Nelsons	Stewarts Law	Armstrong Foulkes		Boyes Turner	Clarke Wilmott	Lanyon Bowdler	Switalskis
	Shakespeare Martineau		Burnetts		Nockolds Solicitors	Tozers
			Kay & Kilner		Nockolds Solicitors	Enable Law
					Penningtons Manches Cooper
					RWK Goodman
					Thomson Snell & Passmore
					Enable Law

What is Legal 500?

Legal 500 is one of the world’s leading independent legal directories and client guide to law firms. Founded in 1987, the Legal 500 now operates as a data‑driven platform benchmarking law firms and lawyers in over 150 countries worldwide.

Rankings are determined through a combination of:

Firm submissions detailing recent work and strategy
Client and peer feedback
Editorial analysis by experienced legal researchers.

It focuses on strength of practice, track record, team depth, and client experience. Practice areas are then ranked into tiers, with Tier 1 being the highest. A Tier 1 ranking reflects market‑leading capability and strong client endorsement.

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