- Nexus Solicitors
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Nexus Solicitors is full-service law firm based in the North West England. It offers services in the areas of corporate finance, commercial, property, employment, insolvency, dispute resolution, intellectual property and media and entertainment law.
Nexus has offices in Manchester and Knutsford. It has over 40 employees, including 9 partners and 24 other lawyers.
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Introduction
Nexus’ main office is located in Albert Square, Manchester having a prime position over-looking Manchester’s Town Hall. It also has an office based in Knutsford which mainly deals with private client matters.
The firm is recognised by Legal 500 as a tier 4 firm in relation to the areas of insolvency, employment, intellectual property, sport and media.[1]
Nexus Solicitors also has a sister firm, Westwood Solicitors. Westwood Solicitors are specialist personal injury lawyers and are located at the same premises.
History of the firm
Nexus Solicitors was founded in 2000. The 5 founding partners of the firm were Tony Brook and Christopher Pugh, previously litigators at Berrymans Lace Mawer; Jamie Lloyd and Steve Isherwood, previously corporate practitioners at Beachcroft Wansbroughs; and Desmond O'Driscoll previously from Manchester firm Turner Parkinson. The aim was to create a small but full-service firm acting for owner-managed businesses across the North West.[2]
Four of the founding partners remain at Nexus, Isherwood having departed in 2004.
In 2005 Nexus’ turnover grew from £1.9 million to £2.44 million, an increase of 28 percent.[3]
In 2006 it was reported the firm’s annual turnover was circa £2.7 million and was continuing to grow.[2]
In June 2007, Nexus doubled the size of its office space in Albert Square in order to accommodate growing staff numbers.[4]
In November 2007, Nexus recruited the Hill Dickinson Corporate and Insolvency restructing team led by Andrew Tonge.[4]
Nexus opened its Knutsford office in 2008, which is headed up by Graham Walker, a former partner at Horwich Farrelly. Walker is best known for a ground-breaking divorce case in 2001 which established the principle that, in long-standing marriages, the partner’s business interests as well as their personal finances, should be taken into account in determining settlements.[5]
Growth in the last 10 years has seen the firm triple in size with a headcount of over 40 including 9 partners.
Nexus continues to recruit and appointed Jessica Enderby head of non-contentious IP in September 2009.[6]
Main practice areas
Corporate and commercial, business recovery and insolvency, Landlord & Tenant, dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, IT and telecommunications, media and entertainment, real estate development.
Main industry sectors
Nexus' core clients include national and international retailers, owner-managed businesses, manufacturers, many Banks and Private Equity corporations, global investors, and other companies such as venue management giant SMG, who operate the Manchester Evening News Arena.[2]
Recent matters
Nexus’ acted for David Sullivan, David Gold and Ralph Gold in the £50m sale of red-top newspapers the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport in 2007.[7]
Nexus acted for Michael Appleton, ex Manchester United footballer, in his claim which resulted in an award of £1.5 million being made for the loss of his career.[8]
Nexus advised on the £5m sale of Multidesign Holdings Limited to Mott MacDonald Group.[1]
Nexus won a landmark age discrimination case for its client in 2008.[9]
References
- ^ a b "> Nexus Solicitors > Manchester, ENGLAND > What we say". The Legal 500. 2011-09-21. http://www.legal500.com/firms/4928-nexus-solicitors/offices/8948-manchester. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ a b c 18 September 2006 (2006-09-18). "Nexus Solicitors | Profiles". The Lawyer. http://www.thelawyer.com/nexus-solicitors/121939.article. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Kevin Feddy (2005-08-23). "Nexus to expand | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/170/170823_nexus_to_expand.html. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ a b 12 November 2007 (2007-11-12). "Hill Dickinson team defects to Nexus | News". The Lawyer. http://www.thelawyer.com/hill-dickinson-team-defects-to-nexus/129871.article. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080805/FREE/281234011/1071/breaking/-/-/nexus-picks-divorce-lawyer-to-head-up-knutsford-office
- ^ "New associate: Jessica Enderby at Nexus Solicitors". The Law Gazette. 2009-10-13. http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/node/52702. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ 8 August 2007 (2007-08-08). "Finers advises mobile porn kings on Sport acquisition | News". The Lawyer. http://www.thelawyer.com/finers-advises-mobile-porn-kings-on-sport-acquisition/127765.article. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Mike Slingsby (2007-03-23). "Appleton wins damages | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1002/1002735_appleton_wins_damages.html. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Frances Gibb Legal Editor November 14 2011 12:01AM. "The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion". Business.timesonline.co.uk. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3478701.ece. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
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