Our People
We attract and nurture exceptional legal talent. Our firm and our individual lawyers have been ranked as leaders in the field by both of the independent legal directories: Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Our firm is also a Northern Powerhouse Partner.
Our lawyers are regularly interviewed by and quoted in national press including the Financial Times, Mail on Sunday, Citywire, and Money Marketing.
We have also been shortlisted for numerous awards including:
- International Lawyer of the Year, Gareth Fatchett, Birmingham Law Society Awards
- Legal 500 Hall of Fame, Kit Sorrell
- Partner of the Year, Julia Norris, Manchester Law Society Legal Awards
For more information please select a name from the below list:
- Paul Crutchley, Partner, Birmingham
- Gareth Fatchett, Partner, Birmingham
- Kit Sorrell, Partner, Manchester
- Julia Norris, Partner, Manchester
- Baljit Ruprah, Legal Director, Birmingham
- Christine Newton, Legal Director, Manchester
- Iain Johnstone, Chartered Accountant, Birmingham
- Nicola Stanley, Senior Associate, Manchester
- Sunny Patel, Solicitor, Manchester
- Rebecca Handley, Associate Solicitor, Birmingham
Testimonials:
I have no hesitation in recommending Kit Sorrell of FS Legal as an excellent commercial litigator with considerable experience and expertise and offering sound and effective commercial advice.
– Peter Kendall. Group Solicitor, Morris Homes Limited
We enjoy working with Julia. She has the knack of being proactive and responsive at exactly the right moment according to the needs of the case and of the clients. She is tenacious and very hard-working in her clients’ interests and it is a pleasure to be in the same team as her.
– Mark Anderson QC and Philip Mantle of No5 Chambers
