Rich is The Lawyer’s deputy editor. He has a particular focus on firms outside the UK top 50.
He was previously editor of The Lawyer’s student publication Lawyer 2B, and as such also has an interest everything to do with legal education, training contracts and pupillage, as well as lawyers’ ongoing career development.
Listed firm Knights has acquired the West Midlands firm Thursfields in a deal worth £12.5m as it aims to enter another period of rapid growth. Knights has been a prolific acquirer of mid-market law firms over the past decade, with Langleys (£17.7m), Shulmans (£17.6m), Keebles (£12.6m), ASB (£12.5m) and Coffin Mew (£11.3m) among its most […]
South West: Growth at Exeter-headquartered firm Michelmores has hit a 10-year high following a period of inward investment. Revenue at the firm climbed 14 per cent from £42.8m to £48.8m, just shy of the psychologically important £50m revenue barrier, which the firm is likely to hit next year. Managing partner Tim Richards said turnover was […]
Leeds: Mills & Reeve is soon to double its footprint in Leeds with the relocation of its office. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis: While the firm is staying put at 1 City Square, it is vacating its current premises on the fourth floor and has agreed to take a 10,200 sq ft office […]
As Sir Keir Starmer settles into Number 10, so law firms must adapt to the new political order. With that in mind, it is worth taking note of a couple of lateral moves that have taken place in the mid-tier in the last couple of weeks. Alex Madden, the head of planning at South West […]
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Tomorrow, the country speaks. Let the chips fall where they may. Whatever your party affiliation, you have lawyers to vote for in this election – in fact, we’ve found no fewer than 193 of them standing. In a quartet of seats (Birmingham Ladywood, Finchley & Golders Green, Newark and Tottenham) voters even have a choice […]
Reflecting on the time since the last general election it’s hard to imagine, at least in recent times, a more chaotic period in British politics. There are many government and parliamentary functions that are not serving us; we would not run a successful business this way, so why do we allow our country to be […]
Senior associate Jo Howard is standing for the Labour Party in Christchurch.
We’ve looked at the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats, but there are lawyers fighting to be elected for other parties too, including the Communist Party of Britain, several law students and a member of the ‘Turnip Taliban’…
Browne Jacobson finance head Paul Ray is contesting Lichfield for the Liberal Democrats against Michael Fabricant. We asked him for his views on law and politics
London: Lincoln’s Inn firm Hunters Law has rebounded in the 2023/24 financial year, posting a 10.2 per cent revenue rise, from £12.7m to £14m. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis: The firm had flatlined for several years, dancing between £12.1m at the lower end to £12.7m at the higher end for the previous five financial years. […]
A King’s Counsel standing for the Reform UK party in Salisbury has come under fire after describing his encounter with Russian President Vladimir Putin at an election hustings. Asked if a Reform government would continue to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, Julian Malins KC said: “I have actually met Putin and had a 10-minute […]