Quarter of new law firms don’t make it past five years, research finds
An analysis of Companies House data has revealed a quarter of new businesses in the legal services sector fail to make it past their first five years. Witan Solicitors examined the number of businesses in the legal industry incorporated between January 2021 and December 2025 and compared it to the number that have since entered […]
Winckworth Sherwood strengthens private client team with new partner
Winckworth Sherwood has appointed Charlie Hancock as private wealth and tax partner to strengthen its private client team. Hancock has been named as a rising star by the Legal 500 and praised for his expertise across all areas of private client and tax work, including wills, trusts, probate, wealth transfer and philanthropy. He joins Winckworth […]
Profile: John-Paul Dennis, partner and divisional director of private client at Jackson Lees
After completing a law degree at Wolverhampton University and the Legal Practice Course at Liverpool John Moores University, John-Paul Dennis qualified as a solicitor in 2006. He joined a firm to practice private client law and has been specialising in this area ever since. Much of John-Paul’s work involves advising family business owners (agricultural and […]