The principal of the firm, Rod. Britton qualified as a Solicitor in 1973 having served Articles with a firm in Derbyshire and then working as an assistant Solicitor in East Anglia before moving to Milton Keynes and becoming a Partner in one of the oldest and most respected agricultural firms in the country. Rod then progressed to a new European venture in 1989 during which offices were opened in Brussels, London and Manchester as well as having a major office in Milton Keynes. The aim of the office was to service the new businesses taking advantage of the avenues opened by the European Union in 1992. All staff were multi lingual His work at that time involved many cross border start ups as well as European and Japanese ventures in the UK both for medium and multi national businesses.