What Higgs & Sons does

Higgs LLP is a regional UK law firm operating as a Limited Liability Partnership, founded in 1875 and headquartered at 3 Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, West Midlands. The firm operates from three offices (Brierley Hill, Edinburgh, and Shrewsbury) and is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number 819589). It serves both business clients (corporate law, commercial property, employment law, commercial litigation, restructuring and insolvency, data protection, intellectual property, corporate tax) and individual clients (family law, personal injury, medical negligence, wills and probate, conveyancing, property disputes).

The firm generates revenue through traditional legal services billing, likely on hourly or fixed-fee arrangements, across more than 20 listed practice areas organised into Business Services, Commercial Services, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, and Individuals. Client acquisition is sales-led and driven through a website callback modal, a members portal for existing clients, content marketing (insights, news, success stories), newsletter marketing, and earned media via industry awards. Only one named enterprise customer appears in the data (Wattrus Group Limited, Financial Services), and no enterprise logos, revenue concentration, or fee-earner headcount are disclosed.

Name

Higgs & Sons

Legal name

Higgs LLP

Website

https://higgsandsons.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Higgs LLP is a UK regional law firm founded in 1875, headquartered in Brierley Hill with offices in Edinburgh and Shrewsbury, providing corporate, commercial property, dispute resolution, and personal legal services to businesses and individuals across the West Midlands, Shropshire, and Scotland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Commercial law firm
• Dispute resolution
• Real estate law
• Personal injury claims

Headquarters

HQ city

Brierley Hill

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Higgs LLP generates revenue through traditional legal service fees, likely billed on an hourly rate basis or fixed fee arrangements depending on service type. The firm handles diverse legal matters including corporate law, family law, property law, dispute resolution, and personal injury, with revenue derived from client engagements across business and individual customer segments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Higgs & Sons (operating as Higgs LLP) is a regional UK law firm providing comprehensive legal services across business and personal law. The firm offers corporate law, employment law, commercial property, commercial litigation, family law, personal injury, medical negligence, wills and probate, restructuring and insolvency, data protection, and intellectual property services through offices in Brierley Hill, Edinburgh, and Shrewsbury.

Product overview

Higgs LLP is a regional law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services organised across four main practice area categories: Business Services (Corporate law, Employment law, Commercial services including data protection and intellectual property), Dispute Resolution (Commercial litigation, Contract disputes, Corporate disputes, Insolvency and restructuring, Debt recovery, Professional negligence), Real Estate (Commercial property, Property development, Property finance, Property disputes, Conveyancing), and Individuals (Family law, Contentious probate, Medical negligence, Personal injury, Wills trusts and probate). The firm provides these services through offices in Brierley Hill, Edinburgh, and Shrewsbury.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Law
• Employment Law
• Commercial Property
• Family Law
• Personal Injury
• Medical Negligence
• Commercial Litigation
• Wills, Trusts and Probate
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Data Protection and Intellectual Property
• Conveyancing and Property Development
• Charities and Not-for-Profit

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.8/5 rating on Review Solicitors platform
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Weightmans: UK full-service law firm with strong regional presence across England and Scotland. Comparable in geographic coverage (including Scotland), full-service offering, and mid-market client focus.
• Wright Hassall: Warwickshire-based full-service law firm serving businesses and individuals across the Midlands. Highly comparable in regional scope, practice breadth, and target client segments to Higgs LLP.
• Mills & Reeve: Birmingham-headquartered full-service law firm with corporate, real estate, and private client capabilities. Comparable in regional UK presence and full-service practice mix.
• Harper Macleod: Scottish full-service law firm with corporate, property, dispute resolution, and private client services. Comparable to Higgs LLP's Scottish operations in geography, practice mix, and target client segments.
• Shakespeare Martineau: Full-service regional law firm headquartered in the Midlands (Birmingham), offering corporate, real estate, dispute resolution, and private client services. Directly comparable in geography, scale, and full-service positioning to Higgs LLP.
• Browne Jacobson: East Midlands-headquartered full-service law firm with strong corporate, employment, and public-sector practices. Comparable in regional full-service positioning and mid-market corporate client base.
• Morton Fraser: Scottish full-service law firm based in Edinburgh with corporate, real estate, and private client practices. Directly comparable to Higgs LLP's Edinburgh office and Scottish client base.

Broad incumbents

• Irwin Mitchell: Large UK full-service law firm with national coverage and stronger presence in personal injury and private client. Overlaps with Higgs on multiple practice areas but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Gateley: Listed UK law firm with corporate, real estate, and dispute resolution practices, and a Midlands office. Comparable in practice areas but operates with public-company scale, capital access, and a broader national footprint.
• DWF: International full-service law firm with significant UK regional presence including Midlands offices. Comparable full-service offering but with global footprint and listed-entity scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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