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Ashfords plans London expansion through Rochman merger
Exeter firm Ashfords and Central London’s Rochman Landau have confirmed that they are in merger talks.
Links, Skadden lead as Evraz sets sights on London listing
Linklaters and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken lead roles on Russian steelmaker Evraz’s London listing.
SJ Berwin: we’ll be a finance firm by 2015
SJ Berwin is planning to reposition itself as a finance firm within three years and aims to double the partner count in its City finance team.
Shakespeares goes for Midlands domination with fourth merger in 18 months
Midlands firm Shakespeares is preparing to do its fourth merger in under 18 months with a tie-up with Solihull-based Wood Glaister due to go live on 1 December.
Freeth Cartwright unveils plans for post-LSA Birmingham growth
Freeth Cartwright’s Birmingham practice is set to move into a space three times larger than its current office as the firm continues to expand in response to the Legal Services Act.
Cobbetts and DWF confirm merger talks
Management at Manchester’s Cobbetts and North West firm DWF have officially confirmed that they are in merger discussions, although they stopped short of giving any further details.
Manchester solicitor jailed for money laundering
Manchester-based solicitor Nicholas Heywood has been jailed for 12 months after being found guilty of laundering money from a vulnerable lottery winner.
Arthur Cox wins Ulster University
The University of Ulster has ditched long-time adviser Carson McDowell in favour of Irish firm Arthur Cox following a cost-cutting panel review.
A&O widens Belfast focus with fee-earner injection
Allen & Overy (A&O) is bolstering its Belfast Legal Services Centre with a team of fee-earners as it diversifies the support centre’s focus.
Dundas & Wilson focuses on Scottish heritage with Aberdeen launch
Scottish firm Dundas & Wilson is set to launch a corporate-focused office in Aberdeen.
Maclay Murray & Spens LLPs reveal cost of Glasgow move
Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens saw its profits dip during the 2010-11 financial year, while the firm took on more debt following an office move.
Burges Salmon spent an extra £10m on new home in 2010-11
Burges Salmon spent £9.7m on its new offices in the 2010-11 financial year, hiking the total cost of its move to Bristol’s Temple Quay to £20.7m.
Mayo Wynne Baxter bulks up with Allen Ticehurst deal
Sussex firm Mayo Wynne Baxter has merged with East Grinstead’s Allen Ticehurst Solicitors.
Ashfords plans London expansion through Rochman merger
Exeter firm Ashfords and Central London’s Rochman Landau have confirmed that they are in merger talks.
RPC opens in Bristol following raid on Camerons
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has formally launched in Bristol with 18 lawyers from CMS Cameron McKenna, with the full extent of the firm’s raid on the City firm now revealed.
Combined Welsh councils unveil new-look panels
Beachcroft, Bevan Brittan, Cobbetts and Weightmans were the key winners on two major public sector legal panels in Wales.
Raft of firms and chambers appointed to South-West Wales Legal Consortium
The South-West Wales Legal Consortium has appointed six law firms to partner status and confirmed a full list of solicitors and barristers panels after completing the procurement of its new multi-million pound framework agreement.
Ahmed commits to Brum with St Philips
Former Birmingham City Council (BCC) legal chief Mirza Ahmed is to take up tenancy at Birmingham chambers St Philips.
Birmingham legal chief leaves in wake of restructure
Birmingham City Council’s corporate director of governance Mirza Ahmad has left his position after more than a year of uncertainty following a restructure of senior management at the local authority.
Yorkshire's Keeble Hawson and HLW agree terms of merger
Yorkshire firms Keeble Hawson and HLW Commercial Lawyers have merged to form one of the region’s biggest legal practices.
