Chris WatsonFewer than one in 10 partners believe Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) merger with Rogers & Wells can be described as an unqualified success – in the wake of a torrid 2002 for the firm’s New York operation.

Three years into the first major transatlantic law firm merger, this week’s Legal Week/EJ Legal Big Question survey of more than 100 UK-based partners highlights widespread scepticism about the benefits of the deal with 56% of the panel agreeing that the jury is still out on its merits.