WORCESTER High Street-based law conglomerate Harrison Clark Rickerbys is expanding its empire with a new office opening in Ross on Wye.

The firm, whose roots in Ross go back to 1820, is looking to the future in its new base at Overross House, Ross Park, where it can not only continue to offer all its traditional legal services but bring in new expertise for businesses and new specialists. The new office will give the business room to grow for the future under the name Harrison Clark Rickerbys inc Shawcross. The firm’s name changes to reflect the growth of the business – Harrison Clark Solicitors and Shawcross Solicitors merged in 2011, then the firm merged with Rickerbys in 2013, and the new title encompasses the whole firm.

Heath Thomas, head of the Wye Valley office, said: “This is an exciting time for us and gives us the chance to extend our reach. The new office will give us space for our growing teams and will enable us to attract and recruit other specialists."

Harrison Clark Rickerbys has 380 staff and partners based at offices in the Wye Valley, Hereford, Worcester, Cheltenham, Birmingham and the Thames Valley,