Law firms LLP latest: spending spike and debt increase underlines tough year for Ashurst Madeleine Farman · 7 February 2017 · 2 min read Financial results Accounts Ashurst Ashurst’s latest LLP accounts show a spike in capital expenditure and a stark fall in operating profit defined a tough year for the Anglo-Australian firm in 2015/16, in which revenues fell for the second year in a row.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryAshurst promotes 18 in final round pre-merger, with Addleshaws, Osborne Clarke, Clydes also announcingLaw firmsTom Cox22 Apr 2026Revolving Doors: Weil hires Kirkland secondaries partner as Orrick targets Cadwalader againLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Apr 2026Ashurst and Perkins Coie partners vote through 3,000 lawyer transatlantic mergerLaw firmsWill Lewallen13 Apr 2026BCLP revenue bounces back as McDermott breaks $2bnLaw firmsTom Cox25 Feb 2025White & Case breaks $3bn revenue barrier while PEP jumps 27%BlogsElisha Juttla6 Feb 2025Freshfields US revenues rise 26% as firm breaks £2bn mark for first timeBlogsAnna Huntley4 Feb 2025LLP accounts: Pension costs hurt CC profits as A&O leadership sees pay increasesLaw firmsMarco Cillario2 Jan 2020Weil’s City office sees 23% profit hike as top-earning partner takes home £1.7mLaw firmsNathalie Tidman9 Oct 2019LLP accounts: Executive belts tightened at Eversheds Sutherland International as profit lifts 5%Law firmsHamish McNicol8 Jan 2018