About BLM

Our practice today is the result of the 1997 merger of Berrymans with Lace Mawer, followed by the 2003 incorporation of Jackson’s Insurance Law.

The origins of the firm date back to the 18th century, when Joshua Lace gave his name to an already established law firm in Liverpool. In 1901, Frederic Berryman began the practice of Berrymans in the City of London and, in 1946, Arthur Mawer founded AW Mawer & Co in Manchester.

From the very beginning the founding firms were steeped in insurance law practices.

This remains true today. BLM is one of the largest insurance law firms in the country with 95% of turnover from dispute resolution and litigation relating to insurance matters.