Slater & Gordon (S&G) has acquired 150-strong Welsh law firm Leo Abse & Cohen (LAC). LAC is one of the largest firms in Wales, with seven offices as well as its headquarters in Cardiff. S&G is also taking on Walker Smith Way, which has offices in Chester and Wrexham. A statement from S&G said both firms shared its commitment to unions and membership organisations. Managing director Andrew Grech says: “The LAC team will be able to offer a huge amount of expertise to our larger client base. They have particularly strong reputations in Wales and the Chester area and together we can offer a full Welsh and regional local service to our clients.”
12 February 2015
Slaters grows
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully
Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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