Urban&Civic has called upon the legal expertise at Mills & Reeve to advise on the transformation of Alconbury Airfield into a dynamic and innovative mixed use development.

The days when local companies were forced down the M11 or A1 to London to find decent quality legal advice have vanished into the mists of antiquity. It is hard to put exact figures on the value of work that formerly haemorrhaged from the East of England to the City but it racked up to many millions of pounds over the years.

The family and matrimonial department at Peterborough law firm Buckles has been joined by experienced lawyer Sara Collins.

The first working Monday of the year – which falls today – is one of the crunch times for divorce for business owners, a Cambridge family law expert has revealed.

With over half the UK population having a Facebook account, employers are losing £14 billion per year as a direct result of employees accessing social media sites during work hours.

A tax incentive designed to boost UK innovation has been welcomed by a top accountant in Cambridge.

Martin Smith has been named as Hewitsons’ new head of commercial property, replacing long-serving partner, Elizabeth Jones, who is retiring after more than three decades with the law firm.

Whether it is a small business setting up its first foreign outpost or a large multinational operating in 45 countries planning to start in its 46th, identifying and following the local ‘rules of the road’ relating to HR and employment law compliance can be daunting.

David Cameron says it’s no longer enough to boast that we have the most flexible labour laws in Europe as that would be comparable to being proud of beating Italy at cricket. David Mills, an employment partner at national law firm Mills & Reeve, asks if he has a point.

The continued, and rapid, expansion of social media, continues to have an almost daily impact on everyday life, writes Lottie Seaborn, a senior associate with Birketts LLP.

National law firm Mills & Reeve has announced that it will be moving its Cambridge offices to Botanic House, a prestigious new development built by Pace Investments.

East Anglian law firm, Birketts, acted as the legal adviser to Servest Multi Service Group on its recent acquisition of Turners Cleaning and Support Services.

Law firm Mills & Reeve is basking in the glory of a sensational set of rankings in the new Chambers and Partners legal guide.

In the current climate, amid all the talk of market volatility, you would be forgiven for thinking that it is only the hedge funds and speculative traders who are benefiting from the capital markets, writes Stephen Hamilton, corporate partner, Mills & Reeve.

The Property Litigation offering in the Eversheds Cambridge office has gone from strength to strength over the last 12 months.

Hewitsons has expanded its private client group with the appointment of Bernadette O’Reilly as a new partner, bringing further senior London expertise to the firm.