• Building great businesses
    Together

Business Legal Services

As trusted advisers to many businesses – from individual entrepreneurs and owner managers to large corporates – our lawyers offer expert advice across a range of commercial legal services.

From corporate and commercial law, employment and HR, commercial property and construction, through to managing disputes, our experienced specialists take the time to fully understand the needs of your business in order to offer tailored, relevant and commercial advice.

Commercial Legal Services

Our specialist teams across the North West offer a wealth of knowledge and experience, including particular industry expertise in areas such as the property, rural and leisure sectors.

We provide expert advice on commercial legal issues, with our staff of over 240, structured into specialist departments from our offices in:

View our People page to see specialists that can help you with practical, legal advice for your business. You can also contact us today to find out more about our commercial legal services in Liverpool, Blackburn, Kendal, Fylde Coast, Southport and Preston.

The transaction was not without its difficulties but the team dealt with the issues in a proactive, professional and commercially sensible way. Legal costs were handled transparently and in a manner that allowed us to keep control. Greg McAvoy, Director, Seven Brothers Bars Ltd
  • Jane Janvier
    Legal Director
    Department: Commercial Property
    Email me
  • Adam Bradshaw
    Real Estate Executive
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Southport
    Email me
    Conveyancing Executive Residential Property
  • Andrew Ferguson
    Consultant
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Consultant Commercial Property
  • Andrew Holden
    Partner
    Department: Litigation
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Partner Litigation
  • Ben Mayson
    Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Corporate solicitors
  • Charlotte Barron
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Litigation
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Senior Associate Solicitor Litigation
  • Charlotte Walsh (nee Thornley)
    Associate Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Associate Solicitor Corporate
  • Chris Boyle
    Partner
    Department: Head of Employment & HR
    Locations: Preston, Liverpool
    Email me
    Partner, Employment Napthens
  • Claire Haworth
    Partner
    Department: Employment & HR
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Partner Employment & HR
  • Claire Hynes
    Associate Solicitor
    Department: Commercial
    Locations: Preston, Fylde Coast
    Email me
    Associate Solicitor Commercial
  • Clare Player
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
  • Craig Whittingham
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Craig Whittingham, senior associate solicitor
  • David Bailey
    Partner, Head of Litigation
    Department: Commercial Property Litigation
    Locations: Preston, Liverpool
    Email me
    Partner, Head of Litigation
  • David Carr
    Partner
    Department: Corporate
    Locations: Blackburn, Liverpool
    Email me
    Napthens Corporate Partner
  • David Harris
    Solicitor
    Department: Plot Sales
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Solicitor Plot Sales
  • David Hill
    Partner
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Partner Commercial Property
  • Dominique Moore
    Business Recovery Executive
    Department: Business Recovery
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Business Recovery Executive Business Recovery
  • Evie Hubble
    Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Liverpool
    Email me
    Solicitor Corporate
  • Gareth McIntegart
    Consultant
    Department: Corporate
    Locations: Liverpool, Preston
    Email me
    Consultant Corporate
  • Gill Sherratt
    Head of Licensing
    Department:
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Head of Licensing
  • James Freeman
    Associate Solicitor
    Department: Litigation
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    litigation solicitor
  • James Stephenson
    Legal Director
    Department: Litigation
    Location: Liverpool
    Email me
    Legal Director
  • Jamie Allison
    Partner
    Department: Head of Cumbria and Real Estate
    Locations: Preston, Kendal
    Email me
    Head of Cumbria and real estate
  • Jennifer Rogers
    Senior Associate
    Department: Litigation
    Location: Liverpool
    Email me
    Senior Associate Litigation
  • Jessica Brown
    Chartered Legal Executive
    Department: Commercial Property
    Email me
  • Jo Cooper
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Senior Associate Solicitor Corporate
  • Joanne Higham
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Email me
  • Joel Atherton
    Solicitor
    Department: Trainee
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Trainee Solicitor Trainee
  • John Whittingslow
    Partner
    Department: Commercial Litigation
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Commercial Litigation Partner
  • Jon Esner
    Partner
    Department: Commercial
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Napthens Commercial partner
  • Keith Melling
    Partner
    Department: Head of Corporate
    Locations: Preston, Liverpool
    Email me
    Napthens Head of Corporate
  • Kelly Harris
    Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Solicitor Commercial Property
  • Kieran Donovan
    Partner, Head of Liverpool Office
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Liverpool
    Email me
    Partner, Head of Liverpool Office
  • Kimberley Barrett-St. Vall
    Partner
    Department: Employment & HR
    Locations: Preston, Fylde Coast
    Email me
    Partner Employment & HR
  • Laura Ogden
    Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Email me
  • Makhala Kirwan
    Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Makhala Kirwan, Solicitor
  • Marc Appleton
    Partner
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Partner Commercial Property
  • Mark Townsend
    Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Solicitor Commercial Property
  • Martin Beardsworth
    Partner
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Partner Commercial Property
  • Martin Long
    Partner
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Fylde Coast
    Email me
    Partner Commercial Property
  • Matthew Parr
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Fylde Coast
    Email me
    Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
  • Michael Truman
    Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Liverpool
    Email me
  • Nicola Ciraolo
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
  • Oliver McCann
    Partner
    Department: Employment & HR
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Partner Employment & HR
  • Paul Hardy
    Partner
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Fylde Coast
    Email me
    partner Commercial Property
  • Rachel Atherton
    Legal Director
    Department: Commercial
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Legal Director Commercial
  • Richard Robinson
    Partner
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Partner Corporate
  • Robert Dobson
    Partner
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Partner Corporate
  • Sadia Patel
    Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Litigation
    Email me
    Commercial Litigation Solicitor
  • Sharon Graves (nee Harrison)
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Associate Solicitor Corporate
  • Simon John
    Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Simon John Commercial Property
  • Stacy Kinsey
    Associate Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Fylde Coast
    Email me
    Solicitor Commercial Property
  • Stephanie Gray (nee Marshall)
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Southport
    Email me
    Senior Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
  • Stephen Bell
    Partner
    Department: Commercial Property
    Locations: Preston, Liverpool
    Email me
    Partner Commercial Property
  • Stewart Croft
    Associate Solicitor
    Department: Litigation
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Associate Solicitor Litigation
  • Suzanne Marchese
    Licensing Executive
    Department: Licensing
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
    Licensing Executive
  • Tony Coates
    Partner, Head of Commercial Property Merseyside
    Department: Commercial Property
    Locations: Southport, Liverpool
    Email me
    Partner, Head of Commercial Property Merseyside Commercial Property
  • Victoria Bromiley
    Senior Associate Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Senior Associate Solicitor Corporate
  • Victoria Taylor
    Associate Solicitor
    Department: Litigation
    Location: Blackburn
    Email me
  • Will Allen
    Solicitor
    Department: Corporate
    Location: Preston
    Email me
    Solicitor Corporate
  • Yasmin Balmire
    Associate Solicitor
    Department: Commercial Property
    Location: Kendal
    Email me
    Associate Solicitor Commercial Property
Meet the team...