An historic West Midland law firm has closed its doors after 250 years of business.
Hall Pratt & Pritchard, based in Wolverhampton, is one of the oldest law firms in both the region and the country as a whole. Although it provided general legal services to its clients, since it first opened in 1772, it has focused upon private client instructions such as wills and probate, family law and residential property and conveyancing.
However, the firm has recently gone into administration, closing both its offices in Wolverhampton and Womborne. The Birmingham Post reports that the firms existing clients have been picked up by another Midland law firm, Challinors.
Challinors was brought in by Midland-based recovery and insolvency specialists Leonard Curtis to ensure that service was not interrupted for the firm’s clients.
Andy Hodges, chief executive of Challinors, told The Birmingham Post that some 900 files have been transferred to his firm from Hall Pratt & Pritchard and his firm is writing to advise former and current clients of the development.
“We were approached to help Hall Pratt & Pritchard who were about to go into administration” said Hodges, who said his team and partners “didn’t hesitate” when asked if they would be able to take over all legal work for clients.