Markel Law LLP

SRA number

459781

Authorisation

Licensed body (ABS)

Authorised since

28 February 2013

Organisation type

Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised

Constitution

Limited liability partnership

Practising offices

3 (2 branches)

Head office

Manchester M2 4WQ

Branch towns

Croydon, Leeds

Areas of law reported to the SRA

5: Criminal, Corporate (non-listed), Litigation, Employment, Personal Injury

Website (SRA record)

markellaw.co.uk

Head office phone

0161 827 1800

Companies House status

Active (OC325244, file 1 May 2026)

Incorporated

9 January 2007

Company type

Limited Liability Partnership

Trading names

Markel Law

Previous names (SRA)

LHS Solicitors LLP; Lewis Hymanson Small Solicitors LLP

SRA firms in Manchester

406 (120 residential property)

Markel Law LLP is a licensed body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since February 2013 and recorded under SRA number 459781. The SRA record lists 3 practising offices: the head office at 11th Floor, Manchester, M2 4WQ, plus 2 further offices in Croydon and Leeds. It also trades as Markel Law. The register carries 2 previous names, most recently LHS Solicitors LLP. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.

In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 5 areas of law: Criminal, Corporate (non-listed), Litigation, Employment and Personal Injury. Residential property is not among the reported areas, so the firm does not appear in the conveyancing lists on this site's town and city pages.

The head office postcode M2 4WQ falls within Manchester (North West), where the SRA register lists 406 authorised firms with a practising office, 120 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Abbleys Solicitors Limited (same postcode, Manchester), Novus Law Ltd (same postcode, Manchester), Mitrelaw LTD (same postcode, Manchester), Tai He Law Firm LTD (same postcode, Manchester) and CKE Law Limited (same postcode, Manchester). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.

Companies House records the firm as MARKEL LAW LLP (company number OC325244), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 9 January 2007, 19 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". Companies House also lists 2 earlier registered names, most recently LHS SOLICITORS LLP. The registered office town is MANCHESTER, the same as the head office.

Offices on the SRA record

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.

Companies House record

MARKEL LAW LLP, company number OC325244, limited liability partnership, incorporated 9 January 2007. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 December 2024 (audit exemption subsidiary). Registered office town: MANCHESTER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.