Case Studies

Harrison Drury has advised North West insurance consultancy County Group on its acquisition of Staffordshire-based commercial insurance broker JSW Insurance. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, is the latest in…

Harrison Drury has successfully acted for Andrew Wilson & Co High Court Enforcement after applying for a summary judgment and costs in a claim brought against the company. A dispute…

Harrison Drury has obtained an injunction in the High Court in Birmingham to prevent a winding up petition filed against one of its clients following a commercial property dispute. The…

A Greater Manchester businesswoman who was unlawfully evicted from her sandwich shop was awarded damages of £9,079 by the Court of Appeal. The award compensates Sheila Grange for losses she…

Last year, we posted a blog on the outcome of the FSA inquiry into the interest rate swap market and its damning conclusion that a number of financial institutions had…

Harrison Drury has helped a security firm challenge the compensation culture with a successful defence against a personal injury claim. In the case we represented an established and reputable company…

Harrison Drury’s property law team has advised business rescue and recovery specialist Leonard Curtis on its lease of new premises in Lancashire. The Bury-headquartered firm has opened an office at…

Harrison Drury has advised former England rugby captain Bill Beaumont on his company's lease of new commercial premises in Chorley and the sale of its historic former home. Bill Beaumont…

A former meat-packing factory on a Lancashire industrial estate has been given a new lease of life after being converted into new business units. The 10,000 sq ft property at…

A property developer has been ordered to pay almost £40,000 in additional fees to an architecture practice after a successful adjudication result secured by Harrison Drury Solicitors. The dispute arose…

  A historic Lancashire trout farm is set for expansion after being purchased in a management buyout (MBO) for an undisclosed sum. Dunsop Trout Farm, which was established at Dunsop…

A chartered surveyor who was sued for £80,000 after a property dispute has had the claim against him withdrawn after Harrison Drury successfully challenged it on his behalf. The claim…

A client in the North West automotive sector approached us after a disgruntled employee resigned and set up in competition, while also pursuing a legal claim for constructive dismissal. How…

It was a real case of one door closing and another one opening for some staff at troubled timber merchant Palgrave Brown. After a great deal of hard work with…

After lots of hard work, we recently secured two sites for a Lancashire-based renewable energy company to develop eco-friendly Energy from Waste (EfW) plants. We have secured prime plots in…

We’ve recently advised gastro pub chain, The Sparling, on its purchase of a new site in Lytham. The Sparling has secured funding to transform the former Conservative Club building on…

We recently advised on the buy out of one of Lancashire’s largest independent social care providers which has been acquired for £2.85 million. We have been advising Ravenscroft Homelink and…

We have recently been very busy pulling together several projects and the completion of a double deal indicates that activity appears to be on the increase. In the last few…