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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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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

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Steve Morris – JMW Solicitors LLP

JMW Solicitors LLP‘s core practice covers commercial and corporate litigation and contentious property matters. The team also has notable strength in media and reputation management work, cryptocurrency litigation, and contentious trusts and probate matters. Steve Morris has a broad practice, routinely working on contractual and shareholders disputes, warranty claims, fraud issues, professional negligence work and injunctions. Mark Jones concentrates his practice on high-value commercial litigation, contentious construction issues, and professional negligence claims. Graham Small’s practice covers contractual and shareholder disputes as well as digital asset-related work. Michael Kennedy is highly specialised in business and corporate disputes, sports disputes, and professional negligence claims. Peter Barnard handles contractual disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, professional negligence claims and urgent applications for injunctive relief for both domestic and foreign clients.

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