Tax, employment and pensions are just some of the things that accountants and lawyers have in common, so it comes as little surprise that we are seeing accountants muscle in on legal services. Not satisfied with the plethora of services they already provide, the biggest of the accountancy firms are turning their hand to the legal world in response to client demands for legal advice.

Admittedly law and accounting compliment one another with many services provided by accounting firms naturally opening doors into the world of legal services, with tax, estate planning and mergers and acquisitions being only a few examples