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QualitySolicitors is a grouping of law firms in the United Kingdom. [2] It was founded in 2009 and has over 200 branches. It is the first national chain of solicitors in the UK., [3] following a franchise-type model based on independent ownership of small to medium High Street law firms trading under one brand name but sharing national marketing campaigns.
The origins of the firm date back to the 18th century, when Joshua Lace gave his name to an already established law firm in Liverpool. In 1901, Frederic Berryman began the practice of Berrymans in the City of London and, in 1946, Arthur Mawer founded AW Mawer & Co in Manchester.
Weightmans is a top 40 UK law firm with nine offices, employing more than 1,400 people, [4] including more than 225 partners. [5] The firm offers a range of legal services to public organisations, private companies and individuals. [1] In the financial year ending April 2023, its turnover was £125.9 million. [3]
In 2013, gross fees generated by law firms in the UK increased by 8.4% to a record £30.6 billion. [5] This was the strongest growth rate in six years and was supported by the recovery of the UK's financial and business sector, the increase in housing market activity and the strong exports in legal services.
An additional factor behind the firm's failure was a property transaction connected to Halliwells' decision to become an anchor tenant in the Spinningfields business development in Manchester. [12] The firm received a reverse premium of £20 million from the landlord, which was shared between the firm's 32 equity partners, who each took between ...
2012 – Received approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to become an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) under the 2007 Legal Services Act. [4] 2012 – Legal services expanded to include Family Law and Employment Law services. [5]
Hammonds LLP, also known as Hammonds Suddards, was an international law firm headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, with offices in Beijing, Berlin, Birmingham, Bradford, Brussels, Hong Kong, Leeds, Madrid, Manchester, Munich and Paris. The firm had associate relationships with Rossotto, Colombatto & Partners in Italy and with Zhigachoff in ...