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JMW Solicitors LLP Offices

JMW Solicitors LLP
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Steve Morris

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0161 507 1015 steve.morris@jmw.co.uk View profile

Work Department

Commercial Litigation

Position

Partner in the Commercial Litigation team.  Steve acts in respect of general commercial and corporate disputes for a wide variety of clients, including warranty claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, breaches of contract, fraud, professional negligence and all forms of injunctions.

His experience includes:

  • Obtaining judgment for £10.8million and obtaining a finding of fraud on a fraudulent warranty claim;
  • Successfully defending a contractual claim for £58m in an adjudication;
  • Successfully defending an unfair prejudice shareholder claim which was discontinued by the Petitioners after 3 days of the trial;
  • Acting as a High Court appointed Supervising Solicitor in the execution of numerous search & seize injunctions; and
  • Representing clients in over 50 mediations.

Career

Trained at Laytons in the City; qualified in 1995.  Made Partner at Halliwells in 2005.  Moved to DWF in 2010 and joined JMW in May 2019.

Languages

French and German

Education

Oxford University, Birkenhead School

Leisure

Football, golf, tennis and hill walking

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester

(Hall of Fame)

Steve Morris – JMW Solicitors LLP

JMW Solicitors LLP handles high-value, multi-party disputes, with vast expertise in commercial and corporate litigation. The commercial public law capabilities of the team, along with media and reputation management sub-team, cryptocurrency litigation knowledge, and trusts and probate experience complement the commercial litigation core of the team. Steve Morris leads the team, specialising in all aspects of corporate disputes, ranging from contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, warranty claims, professional negligence, freezing injunctions, and directors’ duties, acting for a variety of clients. Graham Small and Michael Kennedy are key names in the team.

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