The long-running leadership saga at Denton Wilde Sapte has come to an end, with head of financial institutions Howard Morris this week being named as the new chief executive of the top 20 UK firm.

The result, revealed by legal-week.com on 14 December, saw Morris edge out rivals Robert Finney, Dentons’ regulatory chief, non-executive director Martin Kitchen and former Denton Hall managing partner Jonathan Tatten in a partners’ vote.