New legal consolidator targets firms looking for future succession

Private equity house CKM3 has invested in Oxford-based Hedges Law through a new legal services vehicle, Oak Legal Group, it has announced. Oak Legal Group formally launches as a “deliberate step to build something fundamentally different in the legal market”, founding director Nicola Poole explained. Poole, who is also a director of Hedges Law, leads […]
Firm introduces fixed-fee service for fathers amid ‘worrying’ separation statistics

A West Midlands firm has introduced a fixed-fee pathway for fathers navigating child arrangements on separation or divorce. The service from Higgs LLP brings together legal advice, mediation and, where needed, access to specialist representation in court, with the aim of giving fathers a clearer understanding of their options and likely costs from the outset. […]