Legal Services News & Updates
A Midlands-based law firm has welcomed encouraging signals for the housing market from this week's Spring Statement, including forecasts suggesting house prices are set to rise broadly in line with average incomes over the next five years.
- 5th March 2026
Law firm Freeths has advised leading property website Zoopla Limited (Zoopla) on its acquisition of specialist new homes property portal New Homes for Sale.
- 3rd March 2026
Haleys Solicitors are celebrating with continued expansion. The firm, based at 3 Horton Square in the Highgate part of the city, expanded their office space last year laterally along Horton Square including a new office in Sheffield
Birmingham City University’s (BCU) award-winning Law Clinic is expanding its vital pro bono services to support the city’s most vulnerable residents.
- 25th February 2026
National law firm Clarke Willmott has formed a partnership in Ukraine which will help Ukrainian manufacturers in the war-torn country to export Ukraine-made goods to the UK and EU.
- 16th February 2026
Birmingham Law Society has unveiled the winners of its 2026 Legal Awards, celebrating the top legal talent across the region.
- 12th February 2026
National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has continued to invest in its private client practice with the appointment of a new partner and solicitors, alongside internal promotions.
- 9th February 2026
Founder and CEO of law firm Harper James, Toby Harper, has been named in The Lawyer Hot 100, an annual list recognising the most influential lawyers in the UK.
- 4th February 2026
Birmingham Law Society has announced the launch of its new Junior Lawyers Division (JLD).
- 3rd February 2026
Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Alison Davidson-Cox as a partner in its Financial Services Practice Group in Birmingham.