WHN Solicitors

WHN Solicitors: a full-service practice across Greater Manchester and Lancashire

Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall, trading as WHN Solicitors, presents itself as a full-service law firm that has placed the client experience at the centre of its work for over 200 years. The practice serves three broad audiences — businesses, individuals and families — through a network of offices spread across Lancashire and Greater Manchester. The firm describes itself as a leading North West law firm and states that it has helped thousands of clients.

WHN Solicitors Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 646807) and by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA No. 811803). Its registered office is at 61 Bank Street, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire BB4 7QN.

Commercial and business law

The business side of the practice is presented as a specialist service for small, medium and large companies, with the stated aim of helping them reduce risk. The areas listed under this heading are:

• Business disputes
• Corporate and commercial law
• Commercial property, including commercial property dispute resolution
• Debt recovery
• An employer protection scheme
• Employment law for businesses and employers
• Long leasehold dispute resolution
• A property investor service

Family law

For families, the firm sets out a dedicated list of matters covering both relationship breakdown and arrangements involving children:

• Adoption law
• Care proceedings
• Child arrangements
• Civil partnership
• Divorce and finances
• Domestic violence
• Living together
• Prenuptial agreements

Private client, property and wealth services

Under its services for individuals, WHN Solicitors groups a set of private client and property areas alongside financial planning. These include civil disputes, settlement agreements, employment problems, landlord and tenant disputes, long leasehold dispute resolution, motoring offences, personal injury, residential conveyancing, and wills, probate and trusts. A property investor service also appears in this section.

Wealth management is broken down into retirement planning, investment planning, protection planning and tax planning, complemented by mortgage advice and financial advice for business owners. The firm notes that it is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in this connection.

How the firm presents its approach

WHN Solicitors describes its team as highly qualified and experienced solicitors who combine expert knowledge with a down-to-earth manner, aiming to make legal advice clear and practical. It also emphasises a client-centric method based on listening and tailoring solutions to each situation, the use of modern technology and progressive legal strategies for efficient and cost-effective work, and an emphasis on honesty, fairness and accountability. The firm states that it builds long-term relationships and works collaboratively with clients.

Appointments can be arranged in person or virtually, according to the firm. It also publishes client feedback and case studies, and maintains a newsroom covering business and legal developments; one item dated 15 October 2026 reports improved rankings in a legal guide following investment in its commercial teams, and another examines employment tribunal time limits and how long a business remains exposed to a claim.

Offices

The firm lists nine locations across the two counties: Salford, Accrington, Bacup, Blackburn, Bury, Clitheroe, Great Harwood, Haslingden and Rawtenstall. Each office is published with its own telephone number, and the registered office is in Rawtenstall.