Our solicitors in Manchester
Welcome to Clarke Willmott, Manchester
We are a leading UK law firm offering a full legal service to businesses and private individuals.
We pride ourselves on our straight talking approach, expertise and consistently excellent service.
In 2018 following continued success and growth in Manchester we moved to new offices in the City Centre which reinforces the firm’s commitment to the City of Manchester which is fast becoming a leading centre outside London for professional services.
We are committed, determined and enthusiastic people who enjoy working together to deliver pragmatic, strategic and timely legal advice for our clients. Many of our partners are listed as ‘Recommended Lawyer’ or ‘Leading Individual’ in their field in the Legal 500, a directory that provides comprehensive worldwide coverage on recommended law firms, lawyers, attorneys, advocates, solicitors and barristers.
Clarke Willmott LLP has an ‘extremely knowledgeable and efficient team that is commercially and legally smart and tactically astute’. Legal 500 2019
Clients say: “The team is very good. They are fast, efficient and knowledgeable, as well as providing a value-for-money service.” Chambers 2019
Please get in touch to discuss how our expert solicitors can help you or your business in whatever challenge you may be facing. We would be delighted to talk to you about your business, your ambitions, what matters to you, and how we can help you to succeed.
Our services and legal expertise in Manchester
Our talented teams provide expert advice across the full range of legal services through a range of industry sectors.
We will help you start your business, protect it, grow it, exploit it and we will work alongside you and your teams to face any challenges head on, every step of the way.
In Manchester we are proud of our private client offering, we are unique in being able to offer family and private client services alongside our commercial expertise. We have done this for over 100 years specialising in helping our clients and their families to organise their affairs and finances to provide financial security and enhanced quality of life in the future.
- Civil dispute resolution
- Divorce and family law
- Health and social care law
- Medical negligence
- Serious injury
- Wills, trusts, probate and estates
Our Manchester offering is based on the quality of our people. Above all we are proud to act for our clients.
How to find our Manchester office
Address: 55 Spring Gardens, Manchester, M2 2BY
Telephone: 0161 638 3000 | Fax: 0345 209 2005 | DX: 14351 Manchester
How can we help?
Find a solicitor near you
Our Manchester partners
Your nominated contact
Roy Crozier
Partner/Head of Intellectual Property
Manchester, Southampton, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Taunton and LondonRoy Crozier is a Partner and Head of Clarke Willmott solicitors' Intellectual Property team specialising in both contentious and non-contentious IP law.
View profile for Roy Crozier >Neil Baker email Neil Baker
Partner
Neil Baker is a partner in Clarke Willmott solicitors' Bristol Planning & Environment team.
View profile for Neil Baker >Chris Connors email Chris Connors
Partner
Chris is a corporate tax specialist, and has a depth of experience advising all types of clients on how to optimise their tax position.
View profile for Chris Connors >Roy Crozier email Roy Crozier
Partner/Head of Intellectual Property
Roy Crozier is a Partner and Head of Clarke Willmott solicitors' Intellectual Property team specialising in both contentious and non-contentious IP law.
View profile for Roy Crozier >Paul Davies email Paul Davies
Partner
Paul is a Partner and head of the private capital team in Clarke Willmott's Manchester office.
View profile for Paul Davies >James Driver email James Driver
Partner
James is a Partner in Clarke Willmott’s Manchester Construction team and specialises in resolving construction and engineering disputes.
View profile for James Driver >Lindsay Felstead email Lindsay Felstead
Partner
Lindsay is Head of our Housing Management team and jointly leads our Social Housing sector team. Lindsay was called to the Bar in 2000 and subsequently admitted as a Solicitor in 2005.
View profile for Lindsay Felstead >John Flint email John Flint
Partner
John Flint is a Partner in Clarke Willmott's commercial & private client litigation team specialising in director, shareholder and partnership disputes.
View profile for John Flint >Ed Foulkes email Ed Foulkes
Partner
Ed is a ‘pragmatic and practical’ corporate lawyer dealing primarily with mergers and acquisitions. He has specialisms in the financial services, fintech and technology sectors.
View profile for Ed Foulkes >Iain Harrison email Iain Harrison
Partner
Iain Harrison is a partner in Clarke Willmott's Commercial Property team specialising in the retail sector, and acts for several high street names.
View profile for Iain Harrison >Stephen Jarman email Stephen Jarman
Partner
Stephen provides advice and assistance to business owners and management teams covering the full gamut of corporate and commercial sectors using the 30 years of experience that he has clocked up since qualification.
View profile for Stephen Jarman >Chris Keane email Chris Keane
Partner
Chris is a Partner in Clarke Willmott’s Manchester Restructuring & Insolvency team with expertise covering a range of both personal & corporate insolvency.
View profile for Chris Keane >Chris Longbottom email Chris Longbottom
Partner and National Family Team Manager at Clarke Willmott
Chris provides advice on complex financial cases; often involving business interests, trusts, children, foreign assets and pensions.
View profile for Chris Longbottom >Neil Powell email Neil Powell
Partner
Neil is a Partner in the Commercial Property Team specialising in development, acquisitions, planning promotion and landlord and tenant
View profile for Neil Powell >Philip Roberts email Philip Roberts
Partner and Head of Debt Recovery
Phil is a Chartered Legal Executive and Partner in Clarke Willmott's Debt Recovery team specialising in defended debt recovery litigation and insolvency actions.
View profile for Philip Roberts >Andrew Stone email Andrew Stone
Partner
Andrew Stone is a Partner in Clarke Willmott's Manchester Intellectual Property team specialising in both contentious & non-contentious IP law.
View profile for Andrew Stone >Chris Thorne email Chris Thorne
Partner/Head of Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
Chris Thorne is a partner in Clarke Willmott solicitors' Personal Injury and Medical Negligence team specialising in medical negligence claims.
View profile for Chris Thorne >Mathew Wilson email Mathew Wilson
Partner
Mathew advises social landlords on contentious and non-contentious housing and asset management matters with a particular focus on housing conditions claims.
View profile for Mathew Wilson >Alex Walsh email Alex Walsh
Partner
Alex is a Partner in Clarke Willmott’s Manchester Commercial Property department working with clients in numerous sectors.
View profile for Alex Walsh >Our work in the community
We care about how we do business and the wider community that surrounds us, our clients and our families.
Local Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) leadership teams across our seven national offices oversee our firm wide efforts in the local community. We are keen to encourage all of our employees to think about how they might use the skills they develop in their professional careers to give back to their local community and this is reflected in our strategy.
Currently our Manchester office charity is St Ann’s Hospice. We are working hard with St Ann’s not only to raise funds but to supply volunteers for projects run by St Ann’s. At Christmas time we provided volunteers to assist with At Ann’s Christmas shop. In March 2019 our expert private client lawyers were writing wills for St Ann’s in their Will Week.
Read more about our approach to CSR.