Pie chartUK partners are predicting a bleak future for accountancy-tied firms as opposition to the concept of multi-disciplinary partnerships (MDPs) hardens, according to fresh research.

The latest Legal Week/EJ Legal Big Question survey, which polled more than 100 of Britain’s leading law firm partners on the future of accountancy-tied firms, found 39% of respondents predicting accountancy-tied firms in this country would “wither on the vine”.