Thursfields Solicitors has announced the five local causes that will all be receiving its focused fundraising, awareness and volunteer support in the 2021-22 year. After receiving more than 100 applications, staff at the leading Midlands law firm voted to select a new charity of the year for each of its five offices. They are: Birmingham Dogs Home, based in SolihullFather Hudson’s Care, a social...

Client demand for mergers and acquisitions took law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys to second place nationally across the UK for the number of deals it completed during the first quarter of this year, taking top spot in Wales, third place in London and first in the South West, according to Experian’s first quarter M&A report for the UK and Republic of Ireland. Working together with clients and...

A leading Worcestershire employment lawyer has warned businesses across the county that sweeping changes to rules on using contractors have now come into force. The alert has been issued by Sally Morris, partner and head of employment at law firm mfg Solicitors, after the so-called IR35 changes came into effect on 6 April. The new rules see employers of medium and large businesses having...

Major investment in two new directors is set to help a West Midlands law firm expand its corporate and commercial offering over the next twelve months. Talbots Law, which employs 250 people across six offices in the Black Country, Worcestershire and South Staffordshire, has appointed Shaun Owen and Mike Linford to the business as it targets 20% growth this year. The duo have more than 50 years’...