Financial results 2013: BLP confirms bad year as revenues drop by 5% David Stevenson It appears today (19 July) is a good day to try and bury bad news. With Dundas & Wilson earlier…
Benchmarking global law firms is getting harder – HSF issues partial post-merger results suggesting PEP down to £750k Legal Business Pity the reporters covering the legal industry as the rash of international mergers and differing profit structures has seen law…
Financial results 2013: DAC Beachcroft, Stephenson Harwood, Brodies and Morgan Cole reveal their numbers Francesca Fanshawe Top 30 UK firms DAC Beachcroft and Stephenson Harwood today (15 July) unveiled growth in revenue for 2012/13, while Brodies…
Host of top 100 firms disclose increase in turnover as profit proves a more variable metric Legal Business A host of UK top 100 legal firms including Holman Fenwick Willan, Ward Hadaway, Gateley, Shoosmiths and Sacker & Partners…
UK financial roll call: Wragge & Co, Hill Dicks, Watson Farley and Trowers reveal 2012/13 numbers Jaishree Kalia The UK top 100 financial roll call has seen Wragge & Co, Watson, Farley & Williams, Trowers & Hamlins and…
Simmons sees marginal drop in turnover and PEP Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has released its financial results for 2012-13, posting a slight dip in revenues from £251.7m to £250.3m…
Clifford Chance underperforms Magic Circle with 9% drop in PEP Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has underperformed its Magic Circle rivals in its 2012/13 results as the firm today announced a 2.5% decline…
Financial Friday rolls on as Eversheds unveils increase in revenue and profits during 12/13 Alex Novarese Eversheds became the fifth major law firm to confirm its 2012/13 results today (5 July) with the top 15 UK…
Double digit growth for Macfarlanes as firm disputes ‘new normal’ Legal Business A depressed transactional market in the UK has had little effect on the financial performance of Macfarlanes, with the high-performing…
Reporting season floodgates open as four major City firms reveal 2012/13 revenues Jaishree Kalia Reporting season has opened in earnest in the City as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer today (5 July) reveals it has bucked…
Litigation drives growth as Stewarts Law sees PEP break the £1m barrier Legal Business The success of litigation-focused firms is again in evidence today (3 July) as Stewarts Law announced an increase in turnover…
Financial results round-up: Freshfields tops UK elite firms Legal Business Magic Circle firm shines with 7% revenue spike in flat market Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has led the Magic Circle for…
Financials update – Field Fisher Waterhouse pays the cost of merger mania Sarah Downey After a turbulent year that saw it unsuccessfully attempt merger discussions with both Laurence Graham and Osborne Clarke, Field Fisher…
Global 100: In the club David Stevenson As the international legal market stratifies, the gap between executive class and economy is widening in the Global 100. Here…
Global 100: Methodology Legal Business FINANCIAL YEAR-ENDS Financial data shown is for the last financial year – either calendar year 2012 or 2012/13. Financial years…
Global 100: DLA Piper Jaishree Kalia A highly symbolic year for DLA Piper, with the rapidly-assembled business services juggernaut becoming the world’s largest law firm in…
Global 100: Norton Rose Fulbright David Stevenson The ascent of Norton Rose up the global league has been swift in recent years, with the City-based law firm…
Speechly posts flat financials but forecasts PEP boost next year Sarah Downey Speechly Bircham has posted flat financials for the 2012/13 year following failed merger talks with Withers and a spate of…
Kennedys unveils 9% turnover increase and signals further expansion to its network Legal Business Kennedys has today announced a turnover increase of 9% after a year of both lateral hires and organic growth, with…
Forsters appoints new private client head as department hits 164% revenue increase over five years Legal Business West End boutique Forsters has appointed Fiona Smith to take over as head of the private client department as it…
