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JMW Solicitors LLP

1 BYROM STREET, SPINNINGFIELDS, MANCHESTER, M3 3HG, ENGLAND

What we say about the firm's legal practice in North West

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Manchester, tier 5

Stephen Hadlow’s team at JMW Solicitors LLP acts for several plcs including Burden Group, Richer Sounds and Lookers.

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Crime, JMW Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

JMW Solicitors LLP ‘stands out from its competitiors as a result of the personal bespoke service that it provides to its clients’. Peter Grogan and Isaac Mirza are recommended.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Manchester, tier 5

Andrew Farrell at JMW Solicitors LLP heads a two-partner team that acts for clients such as Richer Sounds, Premier Estates and Kinetic plc.

Finance

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, tier 5

Practice head Richard Wolff at JMW Solicitors LLP added to his nascent department with the addition of associate Hannah Wightman from Halliwells.

Human resources

Within Employment, tier 4

Ian Tranter took over as head of department at JMW Solicitors LLP, with Lindsey Bell having moved to Clarke Willmott LLP. Tranter advises on a broad range of employment matters and acts for a strong client base.

Insurance

Within Clinical negligence: claimant , JMW Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

JMW Solicitors LLP achieved a £6.4m settlement in a birth injury case led by practice head Eddie Jones, who is ‘very upfront , honest, and professional’. Sally Leonards is ‘very open, direct and straight to the point’, and was recently involved in a particularly challenging High Court case.

Within Personal injury: claimant, JMW Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

JMW Solicitors LLP acted on a range of RTA and industrial disease cases, recovering damages ranging from £50,000 to £4.5m. Chris Sutton and Richard Powell are joint heads of the team.

Private client

Within Family, tier 4

JMW Solicitors LLP saw the arrival of the experienced Patricia Cottrell from Halliwells.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, JMW Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

Ged Wilson and Elaine Roche at JMW Solicitors LLP both act as professional deputies in Court of Protection matters. Roche has also been advising various SMEs regarding IHT-efficient business structuring; and Gerard recently advised on a multimillion-pound personal injury trust.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Manchester, tier 5

Paul Walker at JMW Solicitors LLP is ‘very knowledgeable, efficient and commercially orientated’.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Intellectual property, tier 4

Durham Grigg now heads the IP team at JMW Solicitors LLP, after Roy Crozier and Andrew Stone left for Clarke Willmott LLP.

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