Lea, who will remain as a consultant for Lea & Company, the Stockport-based firm he founded in 1990, brings with him three decades of legal experience having worked with some of the biggest names in music and entertainment, including Tears for Fears, Take That, New Order, The Charlatans, James, Russell Watson, Happy Mondays, The View and Mr Scruff.

Lea's new role at nexus, which has offices in Manchester and Knutsford, will see him focusing on new business.

"My areas of ...