History
- 1762 Origins of the firm – Joseph Eyre began practising at Christ's Hospital
- 1828 Richard Beachcroft founded a London practice, which later became Beachcrofts
- 1830 Wasbrough & Stanley was formed, which later became Stanley Simpson
- 1882 Wansbroughs opened in Bristol, which became Wansbroughs Willey Hargrave (WWH)
- 1927 Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC) was formed in London
- 1988 Beachcroft Stanleys was formed by the merger of Beachcroft and Stanley Simpson
- 1999 Beachcroft Wansbrough was formed by the merger of WWH and Beachcroft Stanleys
- 2006 Beachcroft LLP was incorporated on 1 May
- 2008 Davies Arnold Cooper acquired KSB Law LLP in London
- 2009 Beachcroft acquired Kings Legal in Newport, South Wales
- 2010 Beachcroft acquired the business of Williams Holden Cooklin Gibbons (WHCG)
- 2011 Beachcroft merged with Davies Arnold Cooper to form DAC Beachcroft
- 2012 DAC Beachcroft merged with the Scottish law firm Andersons Solicitors LLP, with its operations subsequently being rebranded as DAC Beachcroft Scotland
- 2012 DAC Beachcroft merged with Santiago-based law firms SegurosLex and Amunategui y Cía to form DAC Beachcroft Chile
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