- SRA number
- 442480
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Authorised since
- 1 May 2013
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 23 (22 branches)
- Head office
- Birmingham B4 6AA
- Branch towns
- Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Sheffield, Bristol, Lincoln and 14 more
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 13: Wills and trusts, Probate, Intellectual Property, Residential property, Litigation, Employment, Commercial property, ADR, Planning, Corporate (listed), Family, Personal Injury, Social Welfare
- Website (SRA record)
- shma.co.uk
- Publishes conveyancing prices
- A pricing page was found 28 August 2026; conveyancing scope not confirmed
- Head office phone
- 0121 214 0000
- Companies House status
- Active (OC319029, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 11 April 2006
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Reddens; NorthElm; Lime Solicitors; Corclaim; Shakespeare Martineau; Marrons; Mayo Wynne Baxter
- Previous names (SRA)
- Putsmans LLP; Shakespeares Legal LLP; Shakespeare Putsman LLP
- SRA firms in Birmingham
- 406 (149 residential property)
Shakespeare Martineau LLP is a licensed body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since May 2013 and recorded under SRA number 442480. The SRA record lists 23 practising offices: the head office at No 1, Birmingham, B4 6AA, plus 22 further offices in Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Stratford-Upon-Avon and Sheffield and 16 other towns. It also trades as Reddens, NorthElm, Lime Solicitors and Corclaim. The register carries 3 previous names, most recently Putsmans LLP. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 13 areas of law: Wills and trusts, Probate, Intellectual Property, Residential property, Litigation, Employment, Commercial property, ADR, Planning, Corporate (listed), Family, Personal Injury and Social Welfare. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website; a pricing page was found on shma.co.uk on 28 August 2026, although the automated check could not confirm that it covers conveyancing.
The head office postcode B4 6AA falls within Birmingham (West Midlands), where the SRA register lists 406 authorised firms with a practising office, 149 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Trinity Lawyers (same postcode, Birmingham), Ahmed Solicitors (100 m, Birmingham), Red Lion Law LTD (100 m, Birmingham), J M Wilson Solicitors Limited (100 m, Birmingham) and Key Legal Limited (100 m, Birmingham). 0 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP (company number OC319029), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 11 April 2006, 20 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". Companies House also lists 3 earlier registered names, most recently SHAKESPEARES LEGAL LLP. The registered office town is BIRMINGHAM, the same as the head office.
For a home purchase in Birmingham, this site's verified conveyancing legal fee range is £700 to £1,700 plus VAT, before disbursements such as searches and the Land Registry fee. Read the firm's published prices against that band rather than the headline figure alone.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | No 1, Colmore Square, Birmingham, B4 6AA | Birmingham | 0121 214 0000 |
| Branch | One Colton Square, Leicester, LE1 1QH | Leicester | 0116 254 5454 |
| Branch | 19th Floor, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG | Southwark | 020 7264 4444 |
| Branch | II Exchange Square, 21 North Fourth Street, Milton Keynes, MK9 1HL | Milton Keynes | 01908 696002 |
| Branch | Waterfront House, Waterfront Plaza, 35 Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3DQ | Nottingham | 0115 945 3700 |
| Branch | Bridgeway House, Bridgeway, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 6YX | Stratford-on-Avon | 01789 416400 |
| Branch | Cubo 38, Carver Street, Sheffield, S1 4FS | Sheffield | 0114 478 6599 |
| Branch | One Temple Quay, Temple Back East, Bristol, BS1 6DZ | Bristol, City of | 0117 906 9400 |
| Branch | 12-14 St. Marys Street, Lincoln, LN5 7EQ | Lincoln | 0330 024 0333 |
| Branch | 15 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JE (Scotland) | outside England and Wales | 0121 214 0000 |
| Branch | John Eccles House, Robert Robinson Avenue, The Oxford Science Park, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4GP | Oxford | 0121 214 0000 |
| Branch | 13A, 2 Venture Road, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton, SO16 7NP | Test Valley | 0121 214 0000 |
| Branch | 1 Little London, Chichester, PO19 1PH | Chichester | 01243 836840 |
| Branch | 24-26 High Street, Storrington, RH20 4DU | Horsham | 01903 743201 |
| Branch | 2nd Floor, Ivy House, Ivy Terrace, Eastbourne, BN21 4QT | Eastbourne | 01323 891412 |
| Branch | Unit 2, Peveril Court, 6-8 London Road, Crawley, RH10 8JE | Crawley | 01293 561965 |
| Branch | 3 Bell Lane, Lewes, BN7 1JU | Lewes | 01273 477071 |
| Branch | Ground Floor, Napier House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DW | Brighton and Hove | 01273 775533 |
| Branch | Medway House, 18-22 Cantelupe Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3BJ | Mid Sussex | 01342 310600 |
| Branch | Jubilee House, 1 Warwick Road, Seaford, BN25 1RS | Lewes | 01323 891412 |
| Branch | Cubo, 6 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP | Leeds | 0330 024 0333 |
| Branch | Suite 45, Lonsdale Gate, Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1NU | Tunbridge Wells | 01892 202080 |
| Branch | Cubo, No 1 Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3JE | Manchester | 0330 024 0333 |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Because Shakespeare Martineau LLP reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. A pricing page was found on 28 August 2026 but its conveyancing scope is unconfirmed. Look for a fees page at shma.co.uk or ask the firm for the figures in writing. Compare against the verified Birmingham band of £700 to £1,700 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
Companies House record
SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP, company number OC319029, limited liability partnership, incorporated 11 April 2006. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (full). Registered office town: BIRMINGHAM. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Trinity Lawyers · Birminghamsame postcode
- Ahmed Solicitors · Birmingham100 m
- Red Lion Law LTD · Birmingham100 m
- J M Wilson Solicitors Limited · Birmingham100 m
- Key Legal Limited · Birmingham100 m
solicitorcost.com includes data supplied by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 28 August 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.