‘Too far apart’: Ashfords and Boyes Turner abandon £60m merger talks Thomas Alan Southern English law firms Ashfords and Boyes Turner have ditched their proposed merger which was set to go live in May after…
‘Scale and investment capability’: Ashfords and Boyes Turner merger to create £60m southern force Thomas Alan South west-based Ashfords and Thames Valley firm Boyes Turner are primed to merge, creating a 100 partner-strong £60m southern law firm. The…
North west clients – The delivery business Legal Business To mark our Regional Insight report, we teamed up with Weightmans to assemble a group of senior in-house counsel in…
Scottish GCs – The pressure is on Legal Business As part of our Regional Insight series, we met with senior in-house lawyers and partners from Brodies in Edinburgh to…
Comment: The national market – brutally competitive but opportunity abounds Legal Business At one point in our Regional Insight report – a major collaboration with our colleagues at The Legal 500 included…
Regional Insight 2015 Legal Business Leader Overview: Down in albion Midlands: The middle of somewhere North East: Work to rule North West: Not so grim…
Regional Insight 2015 Legal Business Leader Overview: Down in albion Midlands: The middle of somewhere North East: Work to rule North West: Not so grim…
Regional Insight 2015 Legal Business Menu Leader Overview: Down in albion Midlands: The middle of somewhere North East: Work to rule North West: Not so…
Wales: Back to basics Chris Crowe With a far higher percentage of public sector respondents and a high proportion of SME businesses, Wales has unique legal…
South West: Bristol Fashion Caroline Hill Big spending clients in Bristol are keeping a raft of national firms and strong local players particularly busy.
Scotland: Scotland the brave Chris Crowe It’s been a turbulent ride for the Scots legal market post-banking crisis, but with the independence vote settled, the region…
Northern Ireland: Northern Exposure Chris Crowe While the economic downturn and subsequent public sector cuts have hit the region harder than most, Northern Ireland’s resilience is…
North West: Not so grim Caroline Hill Commercially-driven Manchester is helping to lead the North West’s striking transformation from industrial heartland to modern knowledge economy.
North East: Work to rule Chris Crowe Employment law concerns loom particularly large in the minds of North East companies.
Midlands: The middle of somewhere Caroline Hill Amid fierce competition for talent from London, new entrants and closer transport links point to a new chapter for the…
Overview: Down in albion Caroline Hill Confidence is returning to the national UK economy, to the relief of clients and law firms alike. But, as our…
Regional Insight – Leader Legal Business If you were to venture outside London to the major regional legal markets ten or 15 years ago, you would…
Yorkshire: No quarter asked Caroline Hill As one of the region’s most sophisticated and competitive hubs, Yorkshire lawyers are still expecting to fight for work, even…
