MANCHESTER, England—Law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert L.L.P. has boosted its insurance practice with the recruitment of 17 former partners from Manchester, England-based Halliwells L.L.P., which is being wound up.

The insurance partners will join London-based BLG’s Manchester office, effective immediately.

The team mainly focuses on catastrophic injury, fraud, regulatory and public sector work, BLG said in a statement.

Halliwells, which warned in late June that it was in financial difficulty and risked going into administration, is being broken up.