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Jim Purves

Work Department
Property.
Position
Head of the national property and construction team, Jim joined Hill Dickinson’s rapidly-expanding Manchester property team from Pinsent Masons in May 2015 and in May 2017 became the first Manchester-based head of Hill Dickinson’s national property practice.
Key sectors: logistics/industrial property; retail
Key clients: DHL, Lookers Motor Group, EuroGarages, Williams Lea Tag
https://www.hilldickinson.com/people/jim-purves
Education
Middlesex University, (LLB (Hons)).
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
(Leading individuals)Praised for being ‘very commercial and accessible’, the team at Hill Dickinson LLP are particularly skilled in advising investors, occupiers, and public sector bodies on all aspects of real estate law. Practice head Darren Hamer specialises in the business parks market, whilst former national sector lead Jim Purves regularly handles major logistics deals. The team was recently boosted by the arrival of experienced partner Peter Winnard, formerly of CMS and before that Nabarro. Robin Sharp has left for JMW Solicitors LLP.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals - North West > Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Commercial property: Manchester - North West > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Liverpool
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Liverpool
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment
- Public sector > Health
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Pensions
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
- Transport
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Liverpool
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport