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| logo = [[File:Weightmans_Logo.svg|200px]]
| headquarters = [[The Plaza, Liverpool|100 Old Hall Street]], [[Liverpool]], [[United Kingdom]]
| headquarters = [[The Plaza, Liverpool|100 Old Hall Street]], [[Liverpool]], [[United Kingdom]]
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| num_employees = Approx. 1,400<ref name="Thelawyer414972">{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/weightmans/414972.supplier|title=Weightmans - Overview|publisher=The Lawyer|accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref>
| num_employees = Approx. 1,400<ref name="Thelawyer414972">{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/weightmans/414972.supplier|title=Weightmans - Overview|publisher=The Lawyer|accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref>
| revenue = £95.1 million (2015/16)<ref name="WeightmansTurnover2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/738019-law-firm-s-turnover-hits-95m-in-busy-year.html|title=Law firm's turnover hits £95m in busy year |publisher=The Business Desk|author=Alex Turner|date=29 July 2016|accessdate=2016-07-29}}</ref>
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'''Weightmans''' is a top 45 UK law firm with 11 offices, employing more than 1400 people,<ref name=overview>{{cite web|url= http://www.legal500.com/firms/3496-weightmans-llp/offices/1644-liverpool/profile |title=Weightmans LLP |publisher=The Legal 500 |accessdate=2015-03-04}}</ref> including more than 180 partners.<ref name="Thelawyer414972"/> The firm offers a range of services across three business lines: commercial, insurance and public sector.<ref name=businessLines>{{cite web|url= http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk/firm/447/weightmans |title=Weightmans |publisher= Chambers and Partners |accessdate=2015-03-04}}</ref> In 2016, its turnover was £95.1&nbsp;million.<ref name="WeightmansTurnover2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/738019-law-firm-s-turnover-hits-95m-in-busy-year.html|title=Law firm's turnover hits £95m in busy year |publisher=The Business Desk|author=Alex Turner|date=29 July 2016|accessdate=2016-07-29}}</ref>
'''Weightmans''' is a top 45 UK law firm with seven offices, employing more than 1400 people,<ref name=overview>{{cite web|url= http://www.legal500.com/firms/3496-weightmans-llp/offices/1644-liverpool/profile |title=Weightmans LLP |publisher=The Legal 500 |accessdate=2015-03-04}}</ref> including more than 180 partners.<ref name="Thelawyer414972"/> The firm offers a range of services across three business lines: commercial, insurance and public sector.<ref name=businessLines>{{cite web|url= http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk/firm/447/weightmans |title=Weightmans |publisher= Chambers and Partners |accessdate=2015-03-04}}</ref> In 2016, its turnover was £95.1&nbsp;million.<ref name="WeightmansTurnover2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/738019-law-firm-s-turnover-hits-95m-in-busy-year.html|title=Law firm's turnover hits £95m in busy year |publisher=The Business Desk|author=Alex Turner|date=29 July 2016|accessdate=2016-07-29}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 08:00, 25 June 2018

Weightmans
Headquarters100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
No. of offices7[1]
No. of employeesApprox. 1,400[2]
Major practice areasBuilt environment
Education
Emergency services
Healthcare
Insurance
Local government
Manufacturing
Professional services
Retail & leisure
Social housing
Transport & logistics
Utilities
Key peopleJohn Schorah[3]
(Managing Partner)
David Lewis[3]
(Senior Partner)
Revenue£95.1 million (2015/16)[4]
Date founded1827 (1827) (Liverpool)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websiteweightmans.com

Weightmans is a top 45 UK law firm with seven offices, employing more than 1400 people,[5] including more than 180 partners.[2] The firm offers a range of services across three business lines: commercial, insurance and public sector.[1] In 2016, its turnover was £95.1 million.[4]

History

Weightmans can trace its roots back to 1827 when the firm Rutherfords was established in Liverpool.[6] The firm Field and Weightman was established in 1875.[6] In 1887 the firm Weightman Peddar and Weightman was established, becoming known as Weightmans Peddar in 1913 before changing its name to Weightmans in 1970.[6] In 1988 Weightmans and Rutherfords merged to create Weightman Rutherfords and remained known by this name until 1996 when the firm changed its name back to Weightmans and opened a Birmingham office.[6]

In 2002, Weightmans merged with a team from the firm Vizard Oldham and became known as Weightman Vizards – with offices in Birmingham, Leicester, Liverpool, London and Manchester.[6] In 2004, the firm again changed its name back to Weightmans before acquiring LLP status in 2007.[6] In 2011 the firm acquired offices in Dartford (through the acquisition of the Insurance practice of Vizards Wyeth) and Knutsford (through a merger with Mace & Jones).[6]

In 2013, Weightmans further expanded its national reach through the acquisition of the Manchester team of Semple Fraser and opened a Glasgow office.[6]

In July 2015, Weightmans merged with Ford & Warren solicitors, acquiring a Leeds office.

Principal areas of work

The firm’s practice is structured into three key areas – commercial, insurance and public sector – and operates across twelve sectors: built environment, education, emergency services, healthcare, insurance, local government, manufacturing, professional services, retail & leisure, social housing, transport & logistics and utilities.[1]

Clients

The firm’s clients include insurance companies, public sector organisations, UK PLCs, multinational companies, public sector organisations, education establishments, private individuals, SMEs and other managed businesses.[1]

Offices

Weightmans is headquartered in Liverpool's commercial district and has offices in six other cities throughout the United Kingdom: Birmingham,[7] Glasgow,[8] Leeds,[9] Leicester,[10] Liverpool,[11] London[12] and Manchester.[13].

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Weightmans". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. ^ a b "Weightmans - Overview". The Lawyer. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  3. ^ a b "John Schorah & Dan Cutts - Weightmans". New Law Journal. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  4. ^ a b Alex Turner (29 July 2016). "Law firm's turnover hits £95m in busy year". The Business Desk. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  5. ^ "Weightmans LLP". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "History of the Practice". Weightmans. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  7. ^ "Weightmans Birmingham". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  8. ^ "Law firm Weightmans signals Scottish expansion plans". Herald Scotland. 13 January 2015. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ "Weightmans Leeds". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  10. ^ "Weightmans Leicester". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  11. ^ "Weightmans Liverpool". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  12. ^ "Weightmans London". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  13. ^ "Weightmans Manchester". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
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