In a letter penned to and published by The Times newspaper on Brexit Eve yesterday, a coalition of ten prominent law firm leaders, together with other big business figureheads, called on the British public to reject Brexit and keep Britain safely inside the European Union. ‘Our reasons are straightforward: businesses and their employees benefit massively from being able to trade inside the world’s largest single market without barriers,’ read the letter, adding that a vote to leave the EU would result in ‘uncertainty for firms, less trade with Europe and fewer jobs’ in Britain’s economic future. The letter carries 1,280 signatures, 51 of which come from directors of FTSE 100 companies. Signatories from major law firms were:
Fieldfisher managing partner Michael Chissick
Simmons & Simmons senior partner Colin Passmore; and managing partner Jeremy Hoyland
Watson Farley & Williams managing partner Chris Lowe
Weightmans managing partner John Schorah
Linklaters senior partner Robert Elliot
Addleshaw Godard managing partner John Joyce; and senior partner Charles Penney
Travers Smith senior partner Chris Hale
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner John Davies
Source: Legal Business; BBC
Email your news and story ideas to: [email protected]
