Old established law firm Henmans is to switch to new offices at the Oxford Business Park. The move will mean the existing offices in St Aldates, Oxford, and Woodstock will close and all 140 staff will be accommodated under one roof.

The new building will have the capacity for 180 staff, with the company set to expand over the next five years.

Managing partner Julia Iball said: "Oxford has a strong commercial community, and some of the largest companies in the country are based within easy reach.

"We want to take advantage of that and build the firm to be a strong local presence."

This move, set to take place next April, will see the rapidly growing firm joining major firms and organisations.

These include Oxfam, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Mail, Electrocomponents, Vodafone and Harley Davidson.

Senior partner Richard Shallard added: "We are consolidating our position as a firm very proud of its roots in Oxford and Oxfordshire."

The roots of Henmans LLP (formerly Henman, Ballard & Co) date back to 1890 when Adolphus Ballard opened a general solicitor's practice in Woodstock.

He was joined by Stanley Henman, whose son Albert later joined the firm and became a partner in 1938.

In 1966, Albert's eldest son, Anthony, joined his father in Woodstock after spending several years working in a London firm.

The Oxford office was opened in 1968 in Gloucester Street and later moved to St Aldates.

Anthony Henman, father of tennis star Tim Henman, was formerly a senior partner and remains a consultant to the firm.