Civil litigation barristers for Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Counsel for County Court and Business and Property Court claims at Birmingham Civil Justice Centre, instructed by solicitors or on a Public Access fixed fee.
Civil litigation barristers for Birmingham matters
Birmingham is the busiest civil court centre in the Midlands. The Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre on Bull Street houses the County Court at Birmingham, the Birmingham District Registry of the High Court and the Business and Property Courts in Birmingham.
Clerk&Counsel places independent civil barristers from the Midland Circuit and the London Bar on Birmingham matters. We are a clerking agency, not a chambers, and the engagement is direct between the client and the barrister.
For SME directors and individuals running their own claims, Public Access lets us put a barrister on the case on a fixed fee without a solicitor.
Clerk&Counsel is a clerking agency, not a chambers and not a firm of solicitors. We place independent, BSB-registered civil law barristers on contract, debt, property, professional negligence and injunction work for clients and solicitors based in and around Birmingham. Suitable matters can be instructed on a Public Access basis on a fixed fee, without a solicitor.
Civil claims we cover from Birmingham
Contract and commercial disputes
Breach of contract, unpaid invoices, warranty claims and supply chain disputes through the Birmingham fast and multi-track.
Property and possession claims
Possession claims, dilapidations, service charge disputes, easement and boundary work and trusts of land applications.
Professional negligence
Claims against solicitors, surveyors, accountants and other professionals based across the West Midlands.
Shareholder and partnership disputes
Unfair prejudice petitions, derivative claims and LLP disputes in the Birmingham B&PC.
Insolvency and Companies List
Winding-up and bankruptcy petitions, set-aside applications and disqualification work.
Appeals
Circuit Judge appeals at Birmingham and High Court appeals from County Court orders made in the West Midlands.
Where civil claims are heard in Birmingham
The Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre, 33 Bull Street, Birmingham B4 6DS is the main civil court for the West Midlands. It houses the County Court at Birmingham, the Birmingham District Registry of the High Court and the Business and Property Courts in Birmingham.
Smaller money and possession claims across the West Midlands are listed for hearing at surrounding hearing centres including Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Worcester and Stoke-on-Trent.
Most interim hearings run remotely on CVP. We can place counsel for either an in-person Birmingham listing or a remote attendance.
What drives civil work in Birmingham
Birmingham's civil caseload is fed by the financial and professional services cluster in the city centre, the manufacturing and logistics base across the Black Country and Coventry, and the volume of residential and PRS stock built out under the Big City Plan and Smithfield regeneration.
Public Access enquiries from the West Midlands are dominated by SME directors, landlords running possession and dilapidations, and individuals in professional negligence or partnership disputes.
Instructing a civil barrister in Birmingham
Send a brief
Outline the claim, the parties and any hearing date. Solicitor and direct-access enquiries from Birmingham are both welcome.
We match
Our clerks identify suitable, available BSB-registered counsel by experience, fee bracket and fit for the venue.
Instruct
Engagement letter and conflict checks completed digitally. Counsel briefed and on the case.
If you have a civil claim in Birmingham that needs counsel, send us a brief and we will come back with shortlist options, indicative fixed fee where direct access fits and conflict-check timing.
All barristers we place are independent, self-employed and regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Clerk&Counsel does not provide legal services itself.
For background on the wider service, see our direct access civil law barristers page, our guide on civil law direct access work, or the help for litigants in person page. Every barrister we place is regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Civil litigation barristers in Birmingham, common questions
Where are civil claims heard in Birmingham?
The Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre at 33 Bull Street, B4 6DS hears County Court and High Court business for the West Midlands, including Business and Property Courts in Birmingham.
Can I instruct a Birmingham civil barrister directly?
Often, yes. Where the work is Public Access suitable we can route it that way on a fixed fee. We will tell you if a solicitor is needed first.
Do you cover B&PC work in Birmingham?
Yes. The Business and Property Courts in Birmingham hear Chancery, Commercial, TCC, Insolvency and Companies and Financial List work, and we place counsel across those lists.
What civil work do you regularly handle in Birmingham?
Contract and debt claims, property and possession, professional negligence, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolvency work and Midlands Circuit appeals.
Are counsel locally based?
We use a mix of Birmingham-based Midland Circuit counsel and London counsel who travel. The choice is led by fit and availability.