High profile Manchester law firm goes out of business
A law firm which acted on behalf of the man wrongly convicted of murdering TV presenter Jill Dando has ceased trading.
Administrators from Begbies Traynor have been appointed at Manchester law firm Carter Moore.
Dean Watson and Jason Greenhalgh of Begbies Traynor have been appointed Joint Administrators of Carter Moore Solicitors Limited on 24th January.
They were appointed after the law firm ceased trading and all eleven members of staff have been made redundant.
The firm was founded in 2003 by Jeremy Moore and Mark Carter. It specialised in criminal defence, serious fraud and personal injury work.
The firm acted for Barry George in the high profile case that resulted in his acquittal in 2010 of the murder Jill Dando outside her London home in 1999.
It also represented nurse Victorino Chua who was found guilty of murdering two patients at Stepping Hill Hospital and posioning 20 others and was jailed for life in 2015.
Dean Watson, partner at Begbies Traynor, said: “Law firms operating in the regional legal market, particularly those in personal injury or criminal practice, continue to face business challenges.
“Carter Moore, despite employing talented staff and winning several high profile cases for clients are no different from many other firms who are teetering on the brink of survival.
“Law firms have a particular responsibility to their existing clients and creditors under strict rules laid down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
“In this case the directors are complying and they remain in dialogue with the SRA as our team at Begbies Traynor progresses our work. We will update creditors on proceedings.”
