EY Law’s network is facing a fresh round of departures as it emerges that four more firms are in talks to go independent – as Pinsent Masons forges referral links with several former and existing members of the accountancy-tied network.

The latest firms in talks to split from the Ernst & Young legal grouping are Czech Republic practice Weinhold and the Baltic firms Kronbergs & Aukste (Latvia), Tedar Glikman & Partnerid (Estonia) and Jurevicius Balciunas & Bartkus (Lithuania).