LB100 Overview: Apocalypse soon? Marco Cillario As Legal Business was unpacking the 2018/19 financial results of the UK’s top 100 law firms, the Office for National…
Case study: Clyde & Co Muna Abdi A model of consistency in the Legal Business 100, 2018/19 was Clyde & Co’s 21st consecutive year of growth –…
Case study: Addleshaw Goddard Hamish McNicol Back in 2014, not many – if any – would have predicted Addleshaw Goddard would boast one of the highest…
LB100: Core stats Legal Business Ten fastest growing firms by revenue Ten slowest growing firms by revenue
LB100 Second 50 – Regional focus: Crawling on a razor Hamish McNicol Smaller regional and national firms have gained ground on their London rivals in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) after…
LB100 drives income up 9% to £26.35bn but fears mount of a chaotic no-deal as Brexit fallout spreads Alex Novarese With daily headlines reminding the City of the Brexit-induced crisis engulfing the UK, the Legal Business 100 (LB100) has shrugged…
LB100: Behind the numbers – profitability revealed Legal Business In this table we blend together the three key profitability metrics – profit per equity partner, profit per lawyer and…
LB100 Second 25: A brooding gloom in sunshine Nathalie Tidman On paper, an 11% jump in average revenue to £135.5m for the second 25 looks like a great leap forward…
Case study: Kennedys Nathalie Tidman Kennedys senior partner Nick Thomas describes 2018/19 as a year of consolidation: ‘The acquisitions are up and running and, despite…
Case study: Brodies Thomas Alan With the expansion of UK and international firms north of the border, as well as the stepping down of former…
LB100 drives income up 9% to £26.35bn but fears mount of a chaotic no-deal as Brexit fallout spreads Alex Novarese With daily headlines reminding the City of the Brexit-induced crisis engulfing the UK, the Legal Business 100 (LB100) has shrugged…
‘Satisfied’ Baker McKenzie adds $200m to top line but market volatility slows growth to a crawl Thomas Alan Baker McKenzie grew revenue to $2.92bn while partner profits hit $1.48m as uncertainty made for a more subdued year at…
Brexit and oil price stymie Burness Paull as profit drops 8% Hamish McNicol Burness Paull has felt the effect of economic and political uncertainty more than most this year, reporting muted growth and…
Profit soars 76% as Irwin Mitchell hits ninth consecutive year of revenue growth Muna Abdi Irwin Mitchell has hiked profit 76% to £21.3m in a ninth consecutive year of growth that has also seen 9% added…
Insurance business sale reduces Hill Dicks revenue 7% as shrinking partnership boosts profit Thomas Alan Profit and profit per equity partner (PEP) increased at shipping specialists Hill Dickinson last year but revenue dived following the sale…
‘Money well spent’: DWF revenue climbs 15% as £20m IPO cost weighs on profit Hamish McNicol DWF chief executive Andrew Leaitherland (pictured) says the £20m cost of its London Stock Exchange listing is ‘money well spent’ after…
HFW profits drop 9% as investment costs weigh in ‘tough’ market Thomas Alan UK top 50 firm HFW has had a tougher year which saw revenues flatline as profits and profit per equity partner…
Challenging Brexit headwinds force City middleweights to look to Europe for growth Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the early financial results in a tougher year for the UK’s chasing pack The latest financial results…
Withers’ profit drops as revenue approaches £200m amid Asia and America expansion Marco Cillario UK top 30 firm Withers has seen partner profits fall 12% while its top line passed the £190m mark amid a…
