London boroughs name five firms to £7.5m panel defending insurance claims

The contract is for an initial three years, with an option to extend for a further two years.

The five firms are:

• Berrymans Lace Mawer
• Browne Jacobson
• Clyde & Co
• DWF
• Plexus Law

The consortium is expected to channel £7.5m in legal work through the panel if the arrangements stay in place for the full five years.

The procurement exercise was led by Croydon Council. The other members of the consortium are: Camden; Haringey; Harrow; Islington; Kingston-upon-Thames; Lambeth; Sutton; and Tower Hamlets.