UK national law firm Weightmans has posted its highest ever half year results as it welcomes a new group finance director to help lead the firm through further growth.

The firm announced a record half year revenue of £44 million, up 7.3 percent on the previous year and the first financial results since the introduction of its new structure and strategy in May 2017.

The news comes as the firm has added Bob Granger to the role of group finance director. Mr Granger joins the firm from Lakeland, where he was finance and retail director for 13 years and instrumental in the transformation of the business into a digitally fo...