Business Details
Your Trusted Legal Partner in Birmingham
Carvers Law has been serving the Birmingham community for over 50 years, establishing itself as one of the largest suburban legal practices in the region. Our firm combines extensive legal expertise with a commitment to providing accessible, client-focused services tailored to individual needs. We specialise in family law, conveyancing, personal injury claims, and private client matters, supported by dedicated teams with decades of collective experience. Our Lexcel accreditation and Legal Aid franchise demonstrate our adherence to rigorous professional standards and efficient case management systems.We prioritise transparent communication, offering fixed-fee structures where possible and maintaining accessibility through offices in Ward End and Solihull. Our team includes specialists in childcare law, property transactions, and court of protection matters, ensuring comprehensive legal support for both individuals and businesses.
Services
Family Law
Conveyancing
Personal Injury
Wills & Probate
Notary Services
Employment Law
Court of Protection
Childcare Legal
Trust Administration
Property Transactions
Highlights and features
- We have over 50 years of experience serving Birmingham communities
- Our Lexcel-accredited systems ensure efficient case management
- Dedicated childcare law team with 60+ combined years' experience
- Fixed-fee conveyancing with 80 years' collective expertise
- Specialist personal injury team handling complex claims
Associations and certifications
- Lexcel
- Legal Aid Franchise
Services
Childcare Legal
Our specialist childcare team provides expert legal representation in matters involving local authority intervention. With over 60 years' combined experience, we represent parents, family members and children in care proceedings. We offer Legal Aid-eligible services for cases involving child protection conferences, care orders and custody disputes. Our two Law Society Children Panel members ensure high-quality representation throughout the process.
Conveyancing
Our conveyancing team with 80 years' collective expertise handles residential property transactions across Birmingham. We manage freehold and leasehold purchases, remortgages, and shared ownership transfers with fixed-fee pricing. Our services include title investigations, contract negotiations, and completion of legal formalities for first-time buyers and investment property owners.
Personal Injury
Specialising in accident claims and clinical negligence, our team handles workplace injuries, road traffic accidents, and medical error cases. We facilitate rehabilitation through medical networks and pursue compensation through mediation or court action. Our experience covers severe injuries and fatal accident inquiries, with contingency fee arrangements available.
Wills & Probate
We provide comprehensive will drafting and estate administration services tailored to individual circumstances. Our team prepares tax-efficient wills, lasting powers of attorney, and trust arrangements. Probate services include grant applications, estate administration, and handling complex cases involving foreign assets or contested wills.
Notary Services
As qualified Notary Publics, we authenticate documents for international use across Birmingham and the Midlands. Our services include apostille certification, embassy legalisation, and certified translations. We handle corporate documents, personal certificates, and legal declarations with appointments available at our Birmingham and Solihull offices.
People
Ruth Harrison-Byrne
Partner
Specialist childcare lawyer with Law Society Children Panel membership. Leads our dedicated team handling complex child protection cases and custody disputes across Birmingham.
Paul Southall
Legal Executive
Private client specialist managing wills, probate, and lasting powers of attorney. Provides expert guidance on estate planning and Court of Protection matters.
Amanda Holden
Partner
Conveyancing expert with extensive experience in residential property transactions. Oversees our property team handling sales, purchases, and remortgaging across the West Midlands.
Ann-Marie Aston
Partner
Court of Protection lead managing deputyship appointments and lasting power of attorney registrations. Specialises in complex mental capacity and financial management cases.
Annmarie Wilde
Partner
Head of personal injury department handling clinical negligence and serious accident claims. Experienced in high-value compensation cases and rehabilitation planning.
Questions
What areas of law does Carvers Solicitors specialise in?
We specialise in family law, conveyancing, personal injury claims, wills and probate, notary services, and employment law matters across Birmingham.
Can I get Legal Aid for family law matters?
Yes, we offer Legal Aid-eligible services for childcare and family law cases. Eligibility depends on your financial circumstances and case requirements.
How quickly can conveyancing transactions complete?
Most property transactions complete within 8-12 weeks. Our experienced team ensures prompt responses to queries and efficient case progression.
Do you offer out-of-hours appointments?
Standard appointments are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Emergency legal matters can be discussed through our contact centre outside these hours.
How are legal fees structured?
We offer fixed-fee arrangements where possible, with transparent pricing for wills, conveyancing, and power of attorney services. Complex cases use hourly rates.
Can you assist with international legal documents?
Yes, our Notary Public services handle document authentication, apostille certification, and embassy legalisation for international use.
Reviews (6)
Jason Lee
Mar 13, 2021
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Critical: Quality Just phoned and they won't talk to me for longer than 30 seconds or give me any advice incase I was seeking legal aid, I wasnt. Thanks for nothing carvers
Aisha X.
Apr 20, 2020
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Me and my husband knew very little about the home buying process, but Caroline helped us through the entire process. Everything went so smoothly! Caroline explained everything to us and all process was managed very professionally.
Mo Smith
Dec 05, 2019
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Went in to see someone about advice about debt recovery. The receptionist said there was no-one there who could help me, but that she'd get someone to call. No-one called.
Beverley Rooney
Dec 03, 2019
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CAROLINE EDMUNDS is amazing - wouldn't recommend anyone else. This has been shown over the last month when a locum acting as her stand in provides zero updates, return calls etc. This has made us truly appreciate the service Caroline provides going above and beyond.
Andrea Davis
Feb 03, 2019
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I have used Carvers a number of times in the past few years. I can honestly say that I have complete trust in their conveyancing team. Caroline is extremely knowledgable within her field and very professional, she has always kept me fully informed throughout every step of a purchase/sale. Caroline works very hard to achieve the best results. Thank you so much and I will definitely be using Carvers again soon.
Jaz M.
Jan 24, 2018
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Abysmal services offered for buying and selling properties. We used them recently and after a decent 30 days of communication it was like the dummy switch was turned on and the lawyer conducting the business didn't they left from right or what stage we was all up to. It wasn't the first time other people from the housing association and the estate agency was telling us our lawyer executives within Carvers didn't understand what they were doing.
At one stage we had to seek another solicitor to make sure we wasn't being led down a path of uncertainty where it could have left us out of pocket and the sale falling through. Clueless and easily led by the opposite 3rd party in demands and deadlines. Leave well away
At one stage we had to seek another solicitor to make sure we wasn't being led down a path of uncertainty where it could have left us out of pocket and the sale falling through. Clueless and easily led by the opposite 3rd party in demands and deadlines. Leave well away
