Law firms Archer & Archer in Ely and Ward Gethin in King’s Lynn and Swaffham, have merged to form Ward Gethin Archer to create one of the largest law firms in the region.

Former City of London and Norwich-based property lawyer, James Slinger, has joined Cambridge UK law firm Taylor Vinters as a partner in its 25-strong property team.

Cambridge law firm Mills & Reeve advised UK breakfast cereal maker Weetabix on its sale into Chinese ownership.

Leading UK law firm Mills & Reeve, based in Cambridge, has acted for long-standing client, IQ Capital Partners LLP on investments totalling over £2 million into technology companies Sherston Publishing Group Limited, Rosslyn Analytics Limited and miiCard Limited.

While most of the Government’s proposals to date are aimed at either boosting employers’ confidence to take on new staff or making it easier to resolve workplace disputes, for some, saving money seems to be the main objective, writes Ian Mather, employment partner at Mills & Reeve.

The soaring quality of the Cambridge legal scene just got better. Top 100 law firm Penningtons Solicitors has launched an office in Cambridge after hoovering up Charles Russell’s Cambridge team.

Working for longstanding client King’s College London, Mills & Reeve has played a key role in the establishment of a £40 million programme of investment for its 175-year-old law school.

Lawyer Ian Mather has completed a remarkable hat-trick in UK legal circles after being named new head of Mills & Reeve’s 300-strong Cambridge office.

Cambridge based national law firm Mills & Reeve has advised the Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) on two new investments totalling £800,000.

The Management Partners’ Forum (MPF), a UK-based professional body that pays tribute to management excellence, has named Taylor Vinters the law firm Europe’s ‘Best Led Firm.’

Cambridge-based national law firm Mills & Reeve has been named for a record ninth year running as one of The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For.

HR professionals at Ashton KCJ's HR Forum in Cambridge passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in forthcoming changes proposed as part of the Government's Red Tape Challenge.

This summer London will host one of the greatest shows on earth - the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Although for many this may seem to be the marketing opportunity of the year, a great deal of caution should be exercised, writes Richard Plaistowe, a brands specialist at Mills & Reeve.

Peterborough law firm, Greenwoods Solicitors LLP, has merged with Walker Wallis in Cambridge.

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.