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4 firms listed for Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Cardiff and Swansea · details as published on their sites, September 2026.
Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Cardiff and Swansea span England and Wales, and a report commissioned across the South West and Wales needs to reflect that split. Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre on Redcliff Street and Bristol Crown Court on Small Street cover the city’s civil, family and criminal work, and Exeter Law Courts on Southernhay Gardens combine Crown, county, magistrates’ and family business for Devon under one roof. In Wales, Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre on Park Street and Cardiff Crown Court at Cathays Park serve the capital, while Swansea has its own Civil Justice Centre at Quay Parade and Swansea Crown Court on St Helen’s Road.
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust covers Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire, Devon Partnership NHS Trust is based at Wonford House in Exeter, and in Wales, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Swansea Bay University Health Board provide the equivalent services. Academic psychiatry runs through Bristol Medical School, Cardiff University School of Medicine, whose Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences covers the specialty, and Swansea University Medical School.
Tips for South West and Wales
- Bristol keeps civil and family work at the Redcliff Street centre separate from Crown Court business at Small Street, so confirm the correct address before instructing.
- Exeter Law Courts combines Crown, county, magistrates’ and family jurisdictions in one Southernhay Gardens building, unlike Bristol’s split arrangement.
- Cardiff and Swansea each hold separate civil/family and Crown Court buildings rather than one combined centre, so check the correct address for the case type.
- Health board terminology differs from England: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Swansea Bay University Health Board are the NHS Wales equivalents of an English mental health trust.
consultant psychiatrist
Dr Martin Andrew
personal injury · clinical negligence
drmandrew.com
consultant psychiatrist
Dr Pawan Rajpal
criminal and forensic · personal injury
Fellow Royal College of Psychiatry since 2007, 20+ years mental health experience, operates from multiple locations including Cardiff, Bath,
drpawanrajpal.com
consultant psychiatrist
Dr Stephen Davies
personal injury · clinical negligence · expert witness training
drsdavies.co.uk
MSS Medicolegal
Panel of psychiatric consultants; 40+ specializations; independent practice liaison
mss-medicolegal.co.uk
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