The man who ran Ince has landed at a turbulent firm that has itself been in administration following external investment. What next for Adrian Biles at his new project, Child & Child? Is he really the man to calm the waters?
The private equity firm Blixt Group has acquired another law firm as it seeks to grow in the UK. East Midlands firm Nelsons, which is ranked 140 in the UK200, is the latest firm to join the group. Under the name Lawfront, Blixt has acquired four businesses in the last 12 months, including North West […]
Welcome to Beyond the Bubble, a new feature from The Lawyer focusing on firms outside the City elite. We’ll be casting an eye on all aspects of life in this tier. Contact deputy editor Richard Simmons and deputy news editor Jessica Boak for more information. The firm celebrating in the shadows of Wrexham AFC’s fairytale […]
Wondering why your divorce instructions have dried up? Stowe’s arrived in town
Payne Hicks Beach has appointed a serving Member of Parliament and former Lord Chancellor as a part-time consultant. Sir Robert Buckland KC, who has been the MP for South Swindon in 2010, has joined the firm as head of policy and senior counsel. He currently has a majority in his constituency of 6,625. Buckland previously […]
The second hundred-largest firms in the UK ranked by revenue generated a total fee income of £2bn in 2021/22, The Lawyer can reveal, an increase of 5 per cent on the previous year’s £1.9bn. However, the rate of growth for this group of firms, known as The Independents, was slower than the 6.1 per cent […]
Lo and behold; the top 10 firms of the UK Independents
The bottom of the UK200 is fading from existence
Falling revenues and net profits means the merger options are falling for smaller firms
The great divide between the elite firms and the second 100 got wider during the pandemic
Four firms, two very similar names, one English region. Can all survive and prosper?
Thomson Snell & Passmore (TSP), the Kent law firm acknowledged by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest, has posted fee income of £27.7m for the 2021/22 financial year, an increase of 11 per cent. It is up from £24.8m the previous year and marks a ninth successive year of growth. The firm has increased […]