[2005] EWCA Civ 957, Court of Appeal on 27th July 2005, reported at [2005] ICR 1776 (also at [2005] IRLR 977)
there is no rule that contracts of employment of employees of a firm of solicitors are automatically terminated on dissolution of the partnership by the intervention of the Law Society - whether or not they do so will depend on the facts of each particular case.
For relevant general notes see Redundancy/meaning of and/or Transfer of business or undertaking/effect of the TUPE regs