Weightmans says integrations strengthen London and Leeds teams and expand sector capability across insurance, transport and corporate markets
National firm Weightmans has merged with Elborne Mitchell and Myton Law, strengthening its presence in London and Leeds as part of a wider wave of spring consolidation across the legal market.
The mergers took effect on 1 April 2026 and are expected to expand the firm’s national and international service offering while enhancing capabilities across core practice areas.
Weightmans said the additions would deepen the firm’s sector expertise and support its strategy of delivering broader specialist services to clients across insurance, transport and corporate markets. Teams from Elborne Mitchell will join the firm’s London office, while Myton Law’s lawyers will strengthen its Leeds presence.
Weightmans managing partner Sarah Walton said: ‘Joining with Elborne Mitchell and Myton Law will contribute significantly to the depth and breadth of services we offer to clients across the globe. Everyone is committed to a shared philosophy of delivering client service excellence and it is with that philosophy we now head into our new future together.’
Senior partner Kate Payne said joining Weightmans would place the combined practice in a stronger position to compete nationally and internationally with a wider range of specialist services available to clients.
Chris Thornes, director at Myton Law, said the firms shared a common strategic outlook and expected the integration to support further growth across national and international markets.
Weightmans said the integration would strengthen its ability to support clients across its national platform while expanding expertise in insurance, shipping, rail and logistics work areas in which the incoming firms bring established capability.
The mergers form part of a broader pattern of consolidation across the profession at the start of the new financial year, traditionally a peak period for law-firm combinations.