Why? Because mutually beneficial long-term client relationships drive us, not simply financial outcomes. Our lawyers are enabled to invest time in building close client relationships without being “on the clock”.

We believe that only by listening and really understanding your business properly can we offer an exceptional service. You want advice in plain English which offers practical commercial solutions. We won‘t sit on the fence when it comes to our advice.

We want you to feel like you are our most important client. Only when we achieve this do we know we have got it right.

“We get the impression that we are important - we don’t get that from other firms. That makes me want to put work their way. We feel like we really matter to them.”

Anthony Buxton, Brother International

Corporate and commercial services including:

construction
corporate recovery and restructuring
data
debt recovery
employment and HR
intellectual property and IT

litigation
mediation
mergers and acquisitions
real estate
pensions and finance
private equity

construction
corporate recovery and restructuring
data
debt recovery
employment and HR
intellectual property and IT
litigation
mediation
mergers and acquisitions
real estate
pensions and finance
private equity

No other independent law firm in the North West is ranked across more practice areas or has more lawyers independently ranked and recommended by The Legal 500.

Our clients include

“A regional firm that feels national.”

Value for money

We have modelled our practice to reduce our overheads with the result that we can offer you sensible fee structures. Further, we know clients do not like surprises and we will always agree fees with you at the start of your instruction.

International reach

We are the sole UK member of PLG, an international legal network of 1200 lawyers; 28 firms in 50 cities across 32 countries. This longstanding association of over 30 years means that we can support you and your business across the world with trusted partners.

The management team

The firm’s management team comprises Steven Grant (Chairman) and Nicola Marchant (Managing Partner).

Steven previously held the Managing Partner and Senior Partner roles at Pannone LLP. Nicola trained with Pannone & Partners and has spent her career within the firm. In addition to her role as Managing Partner, Nicola is also a Legal 500 recognised expert in contested trust and probate litigation.