Survey shows majority of UK firms regularly switch legal advisers, valuing quality above price

Construction companies have little loyalty to their solicitors according to a survey.

Less than 40% of firms in the UK always instruct the same solicitor, with 58.5% regularly changing legal services supplier.

The survey, by law firm Halliwells, questioned 7027 construction and building-related organisations in the UK.

The legal services market is increasingly competitive and construction companies are obviously shopping around

鈥淭he research shows that a law firm is only as good as its last job,鈥� said David Rawlinson, partner at Halliwells.

鈥淭he legal services market is increasingly competitive and construction companies are obviously shopping around 鈥� as they should do.

Halliwells鈥� survey also revealed that cost was not a priority for construction companies when selecting their legal advisers, with quality of service and specialist knowledge considered the most important factors.

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