

With a strong 12 months of deal activity having fuelled its progress, Newcastle-based law firm Hay & Kilner entered 2025 with great confidence. Here, Ben Jackson, senior associate in the firm’s corporate team, looks back at a buoyant year of mergers, acquisitions and cross border activity, and shares his outlook for the coming months.
Following a landmark year of growth capped by becoming a Certified B CorporationTM law firm, EMG Solicitors is beginning 2025 with great confidence. Here, chief executive Emma Gaudern looks back on a strong 12 months, and explains how the firm will continue providing clients with market- leading service while supporting the communities it serves.
From Nissan’s warning about Government emissions targets to politics by algorithm and Jaguar’s rebrand, Steven Hugill analyses some of the stories impacting the news agenda.