Manchester's JMW Solicitors has continued its recent growth with the acquisition of local property and litigation boutique Goodman Harvey.

The deal, which will take effect on 1 June, will see the transfer of a six-strong team to JMW, while the firm has hired a further two fee earners to support the new additions. The deal is set to add around £1m to JMW's revenues.

Goodman Harvey was formed in 2004 by former Halliwells partner Stephen Goodman and was joined in 2009 by the former head of litigation at George Davies, Mark Jones.

Goodman will join JMW as a consultant within the commercial property team led by practice head Jim Banfi, while Jones and colleague Alison Barry will both join as commercial litigation partners, bringing the total number of partners at JMW to 38.

JMW is hoping to benefit from Goodman Harvey's client list which includes names such as the Yearsley Group, Apollo Scientific, The Topham Group, Cityheart and Liberty Properties, while also attracting additional work the firm previously referred elsewhere.

Commenting on JMW's new recruits, senior partner Joy Kingsley (pictured) said: "They are all specialists in commercial property and litigation and will be a fantastic asset to the firm in general.

"While the existing clients and work will hopefully all transfer, the value to us is considerably more than the existing work, as Goodman Harvey has traditionally outsourced all other work types, particularly corporate work. We are looking forward to working together and developing relationships across the firm."

The news comes as a further boost for JMW after the firm posted a 13% increase in revenues as it shifts its focus away from its traditional areas of strength in clinical negligence and personal injury.

The firm took in fee income of £15m for 2012-13, up from £13.2m last year, after seeing growth of 120% in family law and 57% in private client work over the year.

In addition, the firm also experienced a surge in website instructions on both the business and private client side of 97% and an increase of 148% in fees generated from those cases.