MORE than 100 staff at a leading law firm have been thrown into turmoil after the company announced it was heading towards administration.
Semple Fraser, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester, is likely to shut for business over the next couple of days. Speculation had been mounting that the firm was to be broken up, with merger deals being sought with rivals, in a move that would secure jobs for solicitors and office staff. But employees received the news in an email from managing partner Simon Etchells.
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