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Show us the money: 2021/22 financial results show strength in numbers

The annual torrent of financial results has swept the market once more, with all eyes as usual on how the Magic Circle firms fared against City peers.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) both racked up 10% revenue growth, with Clifford Chance (CC)’s turnover growing 8%, and Linklaters’ increasing by 7%. In absolute terms, CC recorded the largest fee income of £1.97bn, narrowly ahead of A&O’s £1.94bn. Linklaters and Freshfields followed with £1.78bn and £1.7bn respectively.