Manchester, they say, is the next commercial, financial and legal centre after London. Going ever forward from last summer’s Commonwealth Games and after hundreds of millions of pounds of investment our city has changed beyond all recognition since the IRA bomb of 1996.

Manchester is a city that is vibrant, exciting and alive. Bars, restaurants, five-star hotels and trendy city centre apartments spring up on an almost daily basis. As a consequence the region’s professional advisers have a very important part to play, as their responsibility and workload grows in line with the city.