North West legal firm JMW Solicitors has taken an entire 14-strong court of protection team from one of its main rivals.
The team from Sale-based Linder Myers - part of the Metamorph Group led by partners Megan Christie-Copeland and Andrew Cusworth has joined the full-service law firm based in Manchester under a TUPE transfer.
The team brings with it 450 clients and brings the court of protection team at JMW up to 28.
Joy Kingsley, senior partner at JMW said the news makes its court of protection department one of the largest in the North West.
She added: “The addition of such a substantial team and their clients during the pandemic has presented its challenges and we would like to thank all those at JMW who have pulled together to make this happens."
The team will be based at JMW's offices in Spinningfields.
Paul Walker, managing partner at JMW added: “JMW are very grateful to Ged Wilson a long standing Partner in our Court of Protection team and one of JMW’s original Partners for his hard work in leading JMW’s Court of Protection team to date.
"We know Ged and his team at JMW are excited to welcome Megan and Andrew and their team.”
