Consider this for a managing partner headache – an important but somewhat niche practice complains for years about the firm’s London location before eventually winning the war of words and renting new office space. The move may well create division and logistical hassle, but most frustrating is the fact that the new office, which generates more rent payments and potentially leaves unused space behind, is less than a mile away from the HQ.
This unusual scenario is exactly what has recently occurred at CMS Cameron McKenna. The firm is re-housing just over half of its 65-lawyer insurance team in an outpost closer to the all-important Lloyd’s of London from 1 July.
