Coodes Solicitors

Children Law

Solicitors who have our Children Law Accreditation are specialists in dealing with legal issues related to children, such as:

• adoption
• child protection
• arrangements for children following family breakdown

Family Law Advanced

Our Family Law and Family Law Advanced Accreditations are the quality marks for family lawyers. Our accredited family lawyers are experts who can give you legal advice on issues such as:

marriage

separation

divorce

arrangements for children

adoption

They understand that family issues can be personal and sometimes difficult. They’re committed to dealing with each case thoughtfully and sensitively.

Mental Health

Our Mental Health Accreditation is the quality mark for legal experts that shows a law firm has the expertise and training to handle legal issues related to mental health. It means the firm understands the laws and challenges around mental health and is qualified to help clients who may be affected by mental health conditions.

Personal Injury

Our Personal Injury Accreditation is the quality mark for legal experts that shows a law firm has special expertise in handling personal injury cases. These are legal cases where someone has been injured, whether physically or emotionally, and is seeking compensation.

Clinical Negligence

Our Clinical Negligence Accreditation is the quality mark for legal experts who can help when a healthcare professional (for example a doctor, surgeon, nurse, therapist, or dentist) has provided care that was below an acceptable standard.

Family Law

Our Family Law and Family Law Advanced Accreditations are the quality marks for family lawyers. Our accredited family lawyers are experts who can give you legal advice on issues such as:

• marriage
• separation
• divorce
• arrangements for children
• adoption

They understand that family issues can be personal and sometimes difficult. They’re committed to dealing with each case thoughtfully and sensitively.

Cyber Essentials Certified

Our Cyber Essentials Certified Accreditation is the quality mark for legal experts that shows a law firm has taken steps to protect its systems and data from cyber threats, such as hacking or data breaches.

Investors in People

Investors in People accreditations are recognised around the world, making them the global benchmark when it comes to people management.

For over 30 years, we’ve worked with a huge range of organisations big and small from Public Sectors to SMEs to Charities to PLCs and anything in between.

So we know we speak your language and that through our three frameworks: We invest in people; We invest in wellbeing; and We invest in apprentices – we can offer the specific kind of support and guidance your organisation needs.

Resolution First for Family Law

Resolution's members follow a Code of Practice that promotes a constructive approach to family issues and considers the needs of the whole family. The adoption of the Code has fundamentally changed the way family law is practised.

Lexcel

Law firms that have our Lexcel Accreditation must follow rules and guidelines that help raise standards and promote a high-quality approach to practice management and client care. The Lexcel quality mark gives you peace of mind when choosing a provider of legal services.

Employment Lawyers Association

The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) is an apolitical organisation representing the views and interests of just under 7,000 specialist, qualified employment lawyers in the UK. Since its inception in 1992, ELA has become the voice of authority in employment law. ELA’s uniqueness rests in the depth and wealth of knowledge of its diverse membership, and its neutrality on political issues.

Conveyancing Quality Scheme

Our Conveyancing Quality Scheme Accreditation is the quality mark for legal experts that shows a law firm is highly skilled and trustworthy when it comes to handling property transactions, such as buying or selling homes.

Leading Firm Legal 500 UK 2026

Legal 500 was founded by John Pritchard in 1987 as the original clients’ guide to law firms, the first of its kind. It is now a data-driven, AI-optimised research platform which benchmarks, informs and connects providers and users of legal services in over 100 countries worldwide.

Our research and data are trusted and relied upon by corporate clients globally as an essential part of the process, both of instructing law firms with new mandates, and when reviewing existing mandates or panels.

We exist to empower both buyers and sellers in the international legal marketplace to make better decisions and have improved outcomes for their organisations. This is achieved by leveraging a trusted, comprehensive research process with a unique, vast, proprietary and constantly updated set of client-supplied data, unrivalled in the market.

On the supply side of the legal market, every year Legal 500’s team of over 150 researchers, technologists, data analysts, journalists and content specialists collate and review 60,000+ data-submissions from law firms and conduct interviews with thousands of leading law firm partners. On the demand side, Legal 500 analyses confidential data from 300,000+ commercial law firm clients to benchmark law firms and lawyers by practice area; industry; jurisdiction; as well as by proprietary client satisfaction metrics, NPS®, and other qualitative and quantitative criteria.

Legal 500 is the only source of this depth of global research and data on law firms, lawyers and their clients.

Lexcel - Practice Management Standard

Law firms that have our Lexcel Accreditation must follow rules and guidelines that help raise standards and promote a high-quality approach to practice management and client care. The Lexcel quality mark gives you peace of mind when choosing a provider of legal services.

APIL - Accredited Personal Injury Specialist

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has been fighting for the rights of injured people for over 30 years. A not-for-profit campaign organisation, APIL’s 3,100 member lawyers (mainly solicitors, barristers and legal executives) are dedicated to protecting and enhancing access to justice, improving the services provided for victims of personal injury, and campaigning to change the law wherever appropriate. Over the years APIL has grown to become the leading, most respected organisation in this field, constantly working to promote and develop expertise in the practise of personal injury law, for the benefit of injured people.

The Association of Lifetime Lawyers

A Lifetime Lawyer is a member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers. They are the gold standard when it comes to supporting vulnerable and older people with legal advice.

Lifetime Lawyers are experts in delivering the best outcomes for clients of all ages who are facing important life decisions, including those with complex needs and who may need extra support.

STEP

STEP is a global professional body for practitioners specialising in inheritance, succession, and estate planning, which sets ethical standards, provides professional education, and influences public policy. Its 23,000+ members, including lawyers and trustees, assist families with wills, trusts, and cross-border tax compliance.

ACTAPS (The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists

ACTAPS (The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists) is a UK-based professional organisation for lawyers and legal executives specialising in estate, trust, and will disputes. They facilitate training, offer a specialised two-year accreditation course, and publish a code of conduct for resolving inheritance disagreements

The Headway Head Injury Solicitors Directory 2026

The Headway Head Injury Solicitors Directory is an audited network connecting brain injury survivors with legal specialists who adhere to a strict code of conduct. Approved firms in Nottingham include Nelsons Solicitors, Irwin Mitchell, and Freeths LLP, which all focus on rehabilitation and complex, verified injury expertise.

AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) 2025-26

AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) is the UK charity for patient safety and justice. Their Lawyers' Service is a premier membership scheme providing clinical negligence specialists, solicitors, and barristers with resources like a vetted medical expert database, legal updates, and professional training.