Novum Law

What Novum Law does

Novum Law, trading as NhLex Ltd, was a UK-based private limited law firm headquartered in Swindon and founded in 2014. The firm specialized in claimant-side personal injury work, with practice areas concentrated in clinical negligence, industrial disease, and personal injury claims, serving individual consumers pursuing legal compensation rather than institutional or corporate clients.

The firm operated with a lean team of approximately 13 employees, reflecting a boutique claimant-side practice rather than a full-service law firm. Its core offerings were legal advisory and representation services in three closely related litigation verticals where case outcomes, specialist expertise, and established claimant pathways are central to winning work. No technology platform, proprietary tooling, or digital product was identified in the available data; the firm's deliverable was traditional legal services billed to clients.

Revenue was generated through legal services fees typical of UK claimant-side practices, including conditional fee agreements and damages-based agreements common to the personal injury sector. As of March 15, 2024, Novum Law was acquired by Simpson Millar LLP, which absorbed the firm and ended its operation as an independent entity.

Name

Novum Law

Legal name

NhLex Ltd

Website

https://novumlaw.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Novum Law (trading name of NhLex Ltd) was a UK boutique law firm specializing in clinical negligence, industrial disease, and personal injury claims for individual claimants. Founded in 2014 in Swindon with 13 employees, it was acquired by Simpson Millar LLP in March 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Clinical negligence claims
• Industrial disease claims
• No win no fee solicitors
• Accident compensation claims

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Novum Law generated revenue through legal services fees in clinical negligence, industrial disease, and personal injury claims. Clients were transitioned to Simpson Millar with unchanged fee arrangements, indicating standard legal fee structures (potentially conditional fee agreements or fixed-fee arrangements typical of the personal injury sector).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Novum Law provided legal representation to individuals pursuing compensation claims in three core practice areas: clinical negligence (medical malpractice), industrial disease (e.g., occupational illness claims), and personal injury (accidents at work, road traffic accidents, public place injuries). Following the March 2024 acquisition by Simpson Millar LLP, these services continued under the Novum Law trading name with existing fee arrangements preserved and clients transitioned to Simpson Millar's service infrastructure.

Product overview

Novum Law is a legal services firm (trading name of NhLex Ltd) that was acquired by Simpson Millar in March 2024. The firm specializes in three primary practice areas: clinical negligence, industrial disease claims, and personal injury cases. As part of the acquisition, Novum Law's team members joined Simpson Millar, and existing clients will continue to receive service under the same fee arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Negligence Claims Legal representation for individuals pursuing compensation claims arising from medical negligence, misdiagnosis, surgical errors, and other clinical harm, delivered to UK-based claimants.
• Industrial Disease Claims Legal representation for individuals suffering occupational or industrial diseases, pursuing compensation claims against employers or responsible parties.
• Personal Injury Claims Legal representation for individuals injured in accidents (workplace, road traffic, public place, etc.), pursuing compensation claims for damages and losses suffered.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Simpson MillarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2024Simpson Millar acquired NhLex Ltd and its trading name Novum Law on 15 March 2024. The acquisition transferred Novum Law's clients in clinical negligence, industrial disease, and personal injury to Simpson Millar. Novum Law team members joined the Simpson Millar team, ensuring continuity of service. Existing fee arrangements for clients remained unchanged.

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Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Slater and Gordon (UK): Major UK personal injury and clinical negligence law firm operating on a similar claimant-side model. Directly comparable in practice mix, fee structures (including no-win-no-fee), and target customer segments to Novum Law's clinical negligence and personal injury work.
• Enable Law: UK claimant firm specialising in serious injury, clinical negligence, and industrial disease. Directly comparable to Novum Law in practice areas and target clients.
• Fentons Solicitors: UK firm with established personal injury and industrial disease claims practices. Comparable in niche focus and claimant-side fee structures to Novum Law.
• Bolt Burdon Kemp: London-based firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Closely aligned with Novum Law's core practice areas and target client profile.
• AMS Law (Accident Management Solicitors): UK personal injury firm handling road traffic accident and workplace injury claims. Comparable in personal injury focus and claimant-side model, though narrower than Novum Law's industrial disease capability.
• Hodge Jones & Allen: UK claimant law firm with strong personal injury, medical negligence, and industrial disease practices. Highly comparable in practice mix and client segments to Novum Law.

Broad incumbents

• Simpson Millar LLP: Acquirer of Novum Law and direct practice-area peer. Operates the consumer legal services brand across personal injury, medical negligence, and other claimant areas that overlapped with Novum Law pre-acquisition.
• Leigh Day: UK law firm well known for personal injury, medical negligence, and human rights work. Comparable practice areas and claimant-side client base as Novum Law, with a national profile.
• Irwin Mitchell: Large UK full-service law firm with a substantial personal injury and medical negligence group. Overlaps with Novum Law in clinical negligence and personal injury, while offering a much broader practice portfolio.
• Thompsons Solicitors: Long-established UK personal injury and employment rights firm. Overlaps with Novum Law in personal injury and industrial disease work, with a broader employment law practice.

Market position

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Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/novum-law

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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