Claire Brown > JMW Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
JMW Solicitors LLP Offices
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Claire Brown
Work Department
Commercial Litigation
Position
Partner in the Commercial Litigation department. Claire has experience of handling a broad range of commercial disputes, including within the sporting sector. Such commercial disputes comprise contractual disputes – including for example warranty claims, breaches of restrictive covenants and misrepresentation claims – professional negligence claims, shareholder and partnership disputes and applications for injunctive relief.
Career
Trainee Solicitor/Solicitor, Brown Turner Solicitors, Sept 2003 – March 2007
Solicitor/Associate/Senior Associate, Brabners LLP, March 2007 – February 2016
Senior Associate, Kennedys LLP, February 2016 – September 2016
Senior Associate/Partner, JMW Solicitors LLP, September 2016 to date
Education
Bolton School Girls’ Division (1990-1997)
Leeds University (1997-2000)
College of Law (Chester) (2001-2003)
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
(Leading individuals)North West > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
JMW Solicitors LLP houses a varied practice with specialisms in media contracts, brand and sponsorship deals, sports tech and sports science (including nutrition) and sports related crypto. Practice head Stephen Taylor Heath is an expert in broadcasting agreements, primarily focusing on football and boxing. Experienced sports arbitrator Claire Brown and Mike Blood, a corporate lawyer with specialist sports finance knowledge, are also key. Ben Peppi heads the firm’s Barn Door UK initiative, a business platform for retired sportspeople. John Burns joined the group in early 2024, contributing his deep knowledge of sponsorship and naming rights agreements.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals North West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Sport North West > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general crime and fraud
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Construction