Three more partners have departed Addleshaw Booth & Co following the firm’s decision to reduce the size of its equity partnership, in a move that sees the closure of Addleshaws’ licensing department.

Former head of corporate Jonathan Shorrock has opted to move to national insurance firm Weightmans Vizard; head of licensing Tony Lyons is to move to Manchester’s Kuit Steinart Levy; and Anthony Ruane, partner and head of Addleshaws’ bulk conveyancing arm, is to move to DLA.