Bermans

Commercial Law Firm




Partners

Ian Munford

Ian Munford joined Bermans in the late seventies. He heads the Leasing unit, as well as managing the Manchester office and serving on Bermans board.
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Dave Gledhill

Dave joined Bermans in 1984, where he qualified and went on to become a partner in 1990. He now heads the Factoring unit.
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Fergal O'Cleirigh

Fergal O'Cleirigh joined Bermans as a trainee solicitor in 1984 after graduating at Manchester University. He heads property and construction services and serves on the board.
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Peter Sinnett

Peter Sinnett is Solicitor Advocate at Bermans. With a postgraduate Masters from Cambridge and various academic prizes, he has become one of the most talented lawyers practising outside London.
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Alex Chapman

Alex Chapman qualified in 1988 after completing his training at Bermans. He became a partner in 1994.
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Nick Harvey

After graduating in Nottingham, Nick qualified in 1997. He was invited into partnership in 2001 and is now head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution. He also serves on Bermans board.
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Phil Farrelly

Phil Farrelly joined Bermans Manchester office as a partner in May 2005. A familiar face on the Manchester legal scene, he has a broad range of experience in Commercial Litigation & Corporate and Personal Insolvency
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Julie Hunter

Julie Hunter is a commercial litigation partner at Bermans, specialising in Factoring and Discounting.
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Charles McDermott

Charles joined Bermans in January 2007 to lead the construction team and to supplement our existing dispute resolution service and provide specialist constuction related advice and assistance
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Nicky Benson

Nicky Benson joined Bermans in May 2007 to lead the firm's growing employment team. Having qualified in 1988, she has spent almost 20 years specialising in employment work.
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Consultants

Bernard Barrett

Bernard Barrett is one of Britain’s leading authorities on the law as it applies to the Factoring and Discounting Industry.
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John Hall

John Hall is another Bermans founding partner. He also graduated in London. He spent many years practising banking law, acting for many years for what was then one of the big four banks.
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