Manchester firm Cobbetts is in preliminary talks with Birmingham-based Lee Crowder about developing a tie-up. The two firms have not decided whether to enter full blown merger negotiations but The Lawyer understands that the prospect of a merger is being discussed.
At the moment, only a select number of partners from each firm are involved in the talks. One insider said: “The talks are at an extremely preliminary stage. At the moment they are being termed ‘synergy talks’ rather than merger talks.”
Insurance claim under scrutiny as Sun Life and Phoenix pay out early
In one of England’s most unique insurance cases, a court has been asked to consider whether an insurance policy still stands if the insured has no legal relationship with what it is insuring itself against. The question was raised in a claim concerning Steamship, a protection and indemnity club, which insured itself against personal injury […]
