Regional law firm follows up merger with rebrand and relocation

Sills & Betteridge Incorporating Acclaimed Family Law has opened new offices in central Sheffield.

Further to a merger in January 2023, the firm has relocated to New Oxford House, Barker’s Pool in the regenerated Heart of the City Quarter to enable its next period of growth.

Specialist matrimonial practice, Acclaimed Family Law, originally of Campo Lane, joined full-service East Midlands firm Sills & Betteridge to make a wider range of personal and commercial services available to its clients.

For Sills & Betteridge, the collaboration proved a strong strategic fit and has realised its aspiration to operate in Sheffield.

Setting up a base in the city is a key part of the company’s development plans for Yorkshire. The firm’s Northern network has grown to five offices since 2018. 

Michelle Cooper, partner and founder of Acclaimed Family Law, said: “The relocation to larger, prestigious premises in such a high profile part of the city is an exciting move for the original Acclaimed Family team, especially as we will now join forces with colleagues from Sills & Betteridge.

“Clients will now have access to a full range of complementary services from experts so all their needs are met under one roof. 

“Together, the merged practice will continue to offer the high quality matrimonial representation, with specialists in high value and complex cases on which Acclaimed built their formidable reputation, alongside family law representation for publicly funded clients, family mediation, residential property, private client work and corporate commercial legal services.”

Chief executive Martyn Hall added: “We are ambitious for Sheffield. We look forward to further integration of our two practices and working together to develop various service expansion opportunities.

“The new office will enable us to accommodate additional strategic hires across a number of practice areas and support our future growth.”

The firm now has a total of 18 offices across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands employing over 430 people.

2024 has been a period of significant activity for the firm, including its acquisition of Nottingham-headquartered Campions Solicitors, significant refurbishment of its Boston premises and current relocation of its Northampton and Sleaford teams to larger premises.