Pictured above: Challinors has acquired Nottingham law practice Rosleys - Claire McLeod, Phil Bloxham (Challinors Business Development Director), John Rosley and Pramila Meghani (Family Law Associate)

Midlands law firm Challinors has acquired specialist divorce and family law practice Rosleys Solicitors, which has been in Nottingham city centre for 27 years.

Rosleys' founder John Rosley, Partner Claire McLeod, with the practice since 1997, and its six support staff, all move to Challinors.

The practice will continue to operate from its offices in Nottingham's Bridlesmith Gate, and will be headed by Pramila Meghani, who joined Challinors as an Associate last month from Fraser Brown, where she was head of the family team for 18 years.

Challinors opened its first East Midlands office at Colwick in 2008, with a civil and commercial litigation team dedicated to the region, headed by Partners Jeremy Hale and Michael Knibbs.

According to the firm's chief executive Andy Hodges, this latest acquisition is a significant step in Challinors plans to build a complementary family team in the region: "The appointment of Pramila, a well experienced and highly regarded specialist family lawyer, has given Challinors a dynamic lead for our East Midlands family law team, as well as an exceptional additional resource to our team operating throughout the Midlands.

"With the acquisition of Rosleys, an established, recognised family and matrimonial law practice in Nottingham city centre, Challinors has completed its next step in this particular aspect of its growth strategy for the region.

"Rosleys is known as a specialist family law and divorce practice in Nottingham and the East Midlands, but uniquely the practice also has a proven track record in cross-border, international family, divorce and children's cases, giving Challinors another 'edge' in the region's legal arena."

He adds: "With the ongoing changes across the UK legal market, it is vital firms are accessible, guarantee client's legal excellence, and offer something different. These values underpin our strategy at Challinors, and enhancing our regional network of offices, putting the firm and its core legal specialisms at the heart of the Midlands communities is of major importance, and the acquisition of Rosleys easily demonstrates and meets this ambition."

Challinors has offices in Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Halesowen and Nottingham. It has 21 partners and over 100 fee earners, and is ranked as one of the top legal firms in the West Midlands. The firm is Number 1 in the Chambers UK Directory in a number of categories, including Crime and Clinical Negligence.