Law firm Thrings has merged with historic legal practice Okells FrancisLaw in a move it said “strengthens” its geographic reach. The deal brings Wye Valley-based Okells FrancisLaw’s teams in Ross-On-Wye and Lydney, in Gloucestershire, into Thrings, adding to its existing offices in Bath, Bristol, Swindon, London and Romsey. Thrings, which has 42 partners and more than 250 staff, said its clients...