Sydney Mitchell LLP

0121 698 2200

Sydney Mitchell Solicitors was founded around 1763 by Richard Chattock. 250 years on, the firm is still providing legal solutions to people and businesses throughout the West Midlands and the UK. Based in the heart of the Midlands, the firm has a large team of legal experts that specialise in the various aspects of corporate, commercial and private law. With offices based in Birmingham City Centre, Shirley, Sheldon with facilities in Sutton Coldfield, Sydney Mitchell guarantees a first-rate legal service both locally and further afield. Read more...

Address
Cavendish House
39 Waterloo Street
West Midlands
B2 5PP
0121 698 2200
www.sydneymitchell.co.uk

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Available lawyers at Sydney Mitchell LLP

Andre Minnaar

Melissa Southall

Charlotte Jones

Jamie Langley

Carina Jheeta

Leanne Schneider-Rose

Heleena Gandham

Kirandeep Athwal

Adam Oleskow

Dean Parnell

Raj Sahota

Paralegal, Commercial Property

Shelly Shorthouse

5.0 out of 5

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Legal Assistant, Conveyancing

Claire Cooper

Emma Gray

Roy Colaba

How Sydney Mitchell LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%

National Average

Poor Competitive Excellent

Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Sydney Mitchell LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Sydney Mitchell LLP. These questions include:

Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 1%

Overpriced 4%

About Right 94%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 100%

National Average

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Sydney Mitchell LLP and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Sydney Mitchell LLP compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 100%

No 0%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Sydney Mitchell LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Consumer

1st / 2

110th / 4541

Company & Commercial

1st / 4

61st / 4325

Housing & Property

1st / 1

66th / 4225

Family Law

1st / 24

69th / 3834

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 1

95th / 3478

Commercial Property

1st / 1

160th / 3290

Employment

1st / 20

65th / 3077

Regulations

1st / 1

48th / 2530

Personal Injury

1st / 3

90th / 2353

Crime/ Criminal Defence

1st / 13

93rd / 2097

Immigration

1st / 8

53rd / 2002

Money & Tax

1st / 2

54th / 1835

Professional Negligence

1st / 10

52nd / 1184

IT & Intellectual Property

1st / 7

32nd / 1048

Dispute Resolution

1st / 1

85th / 1034

Clinical Negligence

1st / 3

68th / 938

Welfare & Benefits

1st / 1

36th / 815

Banking

1st / 7

18th / 697

Agriculture

1st / 1

67th / 611

Construction

1st / 6

29th / 582

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

740
Very Good

139
Average

0
Poor

0
Awful

2

Overall experience

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Immigration

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Family Reunion Applications / Appeals

William

May 07, 2025

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Family reunion appeal

“I had the pleasure of working with Andre Minar as my attorney, and I couldn’t be more satisfied with the outcome. Andre demonstrated exceptional dedication, hard work, and professionalism throughout my case. He was always proactive, thorough, and responsive, making sure every detail was handled with care and precision. Thanks to his expertise and relentless efforts, my case was resolved successfully. I highly recommend Andre Minar to anyone in need of a reliable and highly skilled lawyer.”

Lawyer named in this review:
Andre Minnaar

Andre Minnaar

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 08 May, 2025:

Hi William. Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear that Andre Minar was able to provide such dedicated and professional service throughout your case. It’s great to know that his expertise and attention to detail led to a successful resolution. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we truly appreciate the trust you placed in Andre and our team.

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Rohan McFarlane

May 05, 2025

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Professional and Pleasant

Thankful and appreciative of the efforts made by you and your team in getting me to this point and would recommend this firm to anyone

Lawyer named in this review:
Andre Minnaar

Andre Minnaar

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 06 May, 2025:

Hi Rohan. Thank you so much for your kind words. We’re truly grateful for your appreciation and are glad we could support you in reaching this point. It means a lot to us that you would recommend our firm, and we’re always here if you need anything in the future.

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Administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews

Paul T.

April 23, 2025

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Outstanding - from Overstayer to full British Citizenship!

Thanks to Andre, my mother-in-law’s case has gone from being an overstayer facing deportation to full British citizenship. What a journey this has been, quite literally life changing! We met Andre having lost an initial immigration appeal, and in a very difficult/dire situation. Due to Andre’s legal skill, advocacy and general expertise, we won the court appeal to achieve FLR status, followed by ILR. In the last few weeks, we have just had our application for full British citizenship approved. Andre took us from appeal losers to full citizenship! Thanks so much Andre, words cannot express our gratitude.

Lawyer named in this review:
Andre Minnaar

Andre Minnaar

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 23 April, 2025:

Thank you for your kind feedback which we will pass onto Andre. We are glad that Andre was able to help you.

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Immigration

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Applications for British citizenship

Constantin

April 15, 2025

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Excellent legal work

I will recommend the level of workmanship and professionalism to any who enquirie.

Lawyer named in this review:
Jamie Langley

Jamie Langley

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 17 April, 2025:

Thank you for your recommendation, Constantin. We truly appreciate your kind words and are glad you were satisfied with Jamie service.

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Immigration Law

Parada Abbott

April 06, 2025

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Husband visa extension

Andre has been helpful like always, his attention to detail is impressive, it was a pleasure to be working with him again thank you from the bottom of our hearts

Lawyer named in this review:
Andre Minnaar

Andre Minnaar

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 08 April, 2025:

Thank you for your kind words, Parada. We're delighted to hear Andre’s support made a difference—always a pleasure working with you too.

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Immigration Law

Jillian Magdeline barnett-fuller

April 04, 2025

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Indefinite leave to remain

Can not put into words how satisfied i am all the phrases written below are true professional clear advice first class service would totally recommend honest definitely a pleasure to deal with very good communicate very easy to understand tenacious very efficient fully informed the whole time friendly wouldnt want to use anyone else would recommend to anyone what a great guy thank you from the bottom of my heart Andre you are number one.

Lawyer named in this review:
Andre Minnaar

Andre Minnaar

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 07 April, 2025:

Wow — what an incredible review, Jillian! Thank you so much for your kind and heartfelt words. We're absolutely thrilled to hear how satisfied you were with the service, and Andre will be over the moon to know the impact he had. It means a lot to us that you felt supported, informed, and in such capable hands throughout. Your recommendation and trust mean everything — thank you again, from all of us!

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Immigration Law

Precious Ade Ngewah

April 02, 2025

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Asylum Case

André Minnaar is a very good Solicitor. He’s very efficient, he’s really good at his job.
Will definitely recommend him any day and anytime.
It was really nice working with him😊

Lawyer named in this review:
Andre Minnaar

Andre Minnaar

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 03 April, 2025:

Thank you for your kind words, Precious. We're thrilled to hear you had such a positive experience with André and will be sure to pass along your recommendation.

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Immigration Law

Daniel Morris

March 19, 2025

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Excellent

The title here says it all: Jamie has been excellent. His customer service is excellent as is his knowledge and his attention to detail. He has been available every time I have needed to ask questions and any emails are always answered on the same day. Jamie also has a very patient and reassuring manner. I don’t think I could have obtained the Visa without him.

Lawyer named in this review:
Jamie Langley

Jamie Langley

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 20 March, 2025:

Thank you for your kind words, Daniel. We're thrilled to hear that Jamie's expertise, responsiveness, and support made such a difference in your visa process. Your recommendation means a lot!

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Asylum applications and appeals

Ngewah Precious Ade

March 14, 2025

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Asylum Case

He’s an excellent lawyer, he’s a good listener and he pays attention on one’s case.
To crown it all, he’s good at what he does will always recommend him any-day, anytime.

Lawyer named in this review:
Andre Minnaar

Andre Minnaar

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 14 March, 2025:

Thank you for your kind feedback. We will pass this onto Andre and are glad that we were able to help you.

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Immigration Law

Anonymous

March 11, 2025

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Immigration

It was a pleasure to have Andre representing me with my immigration status.
The best

Lawyer named in this review:
Andre Minnaar

Andre Minnaar

A representative from Sydney Mitchell LLP responded to this review on 11 March, 2025:

Thank you for your lovely feedback which we will pass onto Andre. We are glad that we were able to help and hope that you contact us again in the future should you need any help.

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