Laura Wharton > JMW Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
JMW Solicitors LLP Offices
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Laura Wharton
Work Department
Employment
Position
Laura Wharton is a Partner in the Employment team.
Laura advises clients on a wide range of employment law issues, from undertaking disciplinary and grievance processes, redundancies and TUPE. Laura also provides advice to employers and employees in relation to employment tribunal litigation.
Laura is the main contact for the corporate team in mergers and acquisition work, and frequently supports her colleagues in JMW’s Court of Protection team when matters arise.
Laura is a member of JMW’s Sports team having undertaken work previously for football clubs and exits of football players.
Career
Ellis Whittam (2008-2010), Turner Parkinson (2010-2014), The Cinch Group (in-house) (2014 -2016), Brabners (2016–2020), JMW (2020– date).
When Laura worked in-house she oversaw the development of new business start-ups which involved the recruitment of staff, IT and dealing with clients outside of her employment advisory specialism.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
Education
Sheffield Hallam University (BA Hons Law).
College of Law Chester (LPC).
Leisure
Football, cycling and Pilates. Laura is also a Trustee at Manchester Jazz Festival.
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