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Who is WHN Solicitors?

Woodcocks Howarth and Nuttall (WHN) Solicitors is a specialist law firm which employs over 110 people across eight offices in Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

The firm supports businesses, families and individuals across the North with a comprehensive range of legal services delivered by highly qualified experts.

WHN Solicitors was created following the merger of Woodcocks Solicitors and Haworth and Nuttall Solicitors in 2012 and can trace its roots in Bury back more than 230 years, to Samuel Woodcock who was practicing in the area as far back as 1791.

In addition to its head office on Manchester Road in Bury, WHN has offices in Accrington, Bacup, Bury, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Haslingden, Great Harwood and Rawtenstall – each with its own experienced team of legal experts.

How can WHN Solicitors help your business?

WHN Solicitors has expert knowledge of the wide range legal issues covering starting, running and selling a business, as well as a strong understanding of many specialist sectors.

Some of the areas we can support you include:

Business disputes

Reputation is one of the most important aspects of any business and it is vital that any disputes are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.

Our team has expertise in a range of areas of commercial litigation including contracts, debt collection, IP, insolvency, property disputes, shareholder director and partnership disputes.

Corporate and commercial

In today’s changing business world, it is vital for business owners to have appropriate and robust contractual documentation in place.

Our team works with business owners and decision makers to understand their requirements and to create contracts and other legal documentation which look after their key interests, are reliable and help avoid disputes.

Commercial property

WHN Solicitors has a dedicated team of specialist commercial property lawyers to support your business whether you are buying, selling or letting commercial property.

This includes a wide range of commercial conveyancing and commercial development services such as lease purchase and sale transactions, tenancy agreements, advice on rent reviews, site assembly and development and negotiating joint venture, development and funding agreements.

WHN also has a dedicated commercial property litigation department which can help resolve commercial property disputes of all kinds.

We act for a number of large commercial landlords and retail investors and can help resolve disputes including Breach of Covenant, lease disputes and dilapidation claims.

Employment law

We have wide-ranging experience and knowledge of this area of law, meaning you can focus on the important role of running your business.

Whether you need to keep up to date with legislative changes, prevent disputes from happening, or require representation at an Employment Tribunal, our employment specialists can assist in every aspect of employment law.

To find out more about how we can help, contact WHN Solicitors via our website.