Comment: LB100 – Statistically speaking, you may not need a bigger boat Legal Business Last year, delivering our annual results issue, Legal Business remarked that the age of turbulence facing law firms since the…
LB100: The Second Quartile – Close Hauled Sarah Downey It’s an unforgiving environment, but 2014 once again shows the well-captained mid-tier outfits sailing free. ‘I’m a great believer that…
Accounts show fee and profits slide at Edwards Wildman in London as partner departures pile up Legal Business Having endured a difficult time in recent months with an exodus of partners from its London office, US law firm…
LB100: The Second 50 – Ports and Storms Legal Business As some seasoned campaigners of the second half of the LB100 prepare to move up a class through mergers, a…
Accounts for Dechert’s UK LLP show revenues and profit falling Legal Business Profits at Dechert’s UK LLP dropped 21% from £35m to £27.7m for the 12 months to 31 December 2013, according…
Edwards Wildman posts 10% turnover slide in UK with latest LLP accounts Sarah Downey Having endured a difficult time in recent months with the exodus of multiple partners from its London office, US firm…
Financial results 2013/14: Slater and Gordon unveils UK revenue jump Legal Business Australian-listed firm Slater and Gordon (S&G) has today (12 August) announced financial results for the 2013/14 year, with UK revenues…
‘Clients are more confident about the market’: Baker & McKenzie becomes world’s largest law firm Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie has overtaken DLA Piper as the world’s largest law firm, with revenues for the year ending 30…
Financial results 2013/14: Burness Paull posts 20% revenue increase alongside 25% profit rise Sarah Downey Scottish firm Burness Paull is the latest to release its 2013/14 financial results and has today (7 July) announced a…
Financials 2013/14: Ince & Co suffers a 7% fall in global revenues, down to £86.7m Legal Business Ince & Co’s global revenues fell to £86.7m in the 2013/14 financial year from £93.2m in the 2012/13 LB100. Against…
Financials 2013/14: Penningtons Manches, Lewis Silkin and Farrer & Co post results Legal Business A trio of LB 100 firms have posted financial results for the 2013/14 year, with newly combined Penningtons Manches revealing…
Financial results 2013/14: Slight revenue and PEP increase at Holman Legal Business UK top-30 insurance firm Holman Fenwick Willan has posted a slight increase of 2% in global revenues with receipts growing…
Dundas & Wilson reveals 4.5% revenue dip alongside 8% PEP increase in its final year Legal Business Once a storied institution in the Scottish legal market, Dundas & Wilson has unveiled its last ever financials and has…
Financials 2013/14: Bristows records 4% revenue drop alongside 17% PEP slide as Withers enjoys revenue boost Legal Business London stalwart Bristows has revealed disappointing results for the 2013/14 financial year, as revenue has decreased nearly 4% to £34.1m…
Financial results 2013/14: DWF sees revenue up 2% but PEP down 4% Legal Business In its first full financial results following a period of rapid growth through four successive mergers and the acquisition of…
‘The costs have been managed hard’ – LG profits in sharp rebound as two parts of Wragge Lawrence Graham confirm 2013/14 results Legal Business Recently formed national player Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has unveiled the combined results of its legacy firms for the…
Financial results 2013/14: Trowers posts mixed results with net profit up 15% but global revenue down 1.4% Legal Business UK top-50 firm Trowers & Hamlins has unveiled mixed financials for the 2013/14 financial year, with net profits up almost 15%…
Financial results 2013/14: Shoosmiths posts 7% increase in revenue to £93m as Sackers drops 2% to £23.8m Sarah Downey LB 100 firms Shoosmiths and Sacker & Partners have unveiled their financial results for the 2013/14 year, with top 50 firm…
Financial results 2013/14: RPC posts mixed results with revenue up 3% against 9% drop in PEP Legal Business RPC has this morning (21 July) posted mixed financial results for 2013/14, with revenue up 3% to £84.1m – representing growth…
Financial results 2013/14: Speechly unveils 1% revenue drop to £56.8m with PEP up 5% Legal Business Speechly Bircham has unveiled its financial results for the 2013/14 year, with preliminary figures showing that revenue was down slightly…
