Ex-managing partner Ian Austin on Halliwells’ culture, job losses and his own exit

Halliwells’ former chief Ian Austin has hit out at critics of his management of the Manchester-based firm, which went into administration last month, arguing that “we all bear responsibility” for the firm’s failure. Speaking to The Lawyer, the 48-year-old former managing partner and executive chairman of the firm related that Halliwells’ collapse was a “bitter pill to swallow”.