LB100 Second 25: The great leap upwards Tom Baker Analysing and then explaining the performance of the LB100’s 26-50 bracket is far from straightforward. The monumental disruption of the last…
LB100 Second 50: Regional View – Faster, higher, stronger Mark McAteer The regional and smaller national firms that sit in the 51-100 bracket of the Legal Business 100 (LB100) have again…
LB100 Second 50: City and Boutique – Percentage play Mark McAteer The 21 London-based firms that sit in the second half of the LB100, many of which are specialist, focused players,…
Financials 2020/21: Linklaters maintains Magic Circle resilience with double-digit profit hike Tom Baker Despite the pandemic, the 2020/21 financial year proved to be an improved outing for Linklaters as revenues inched up and…
Financials 2020/21: HFW breaks £200m revenue barrier as profits soar by 30% Tom Baker HFW has continued to perform resiliently in the face of the pandemic, today (9 August) posting a 3% rise in…
Financial results 2020/21: Travers overcomes Covid blip as revenue spikes 15% and PEP surges 22% Nathalie Tidman The financial performance of Travers Smith has seen a dramatic double-digit bounce-back as turnover increased 15% to £185.7m and profit…
Financials 2020/21: Addleshaws to triple bonus provision following standout year Mark McAteer Addleshaw Goddard has kept pace with an emerging trend over the past month, posting robust financial results for 2020/21 following…
Financials 2020/21: ‘Tremendous resilience’ from Freshfields yields 5% turnover and profit growth Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has weathered the coronavirus crisis to report a 5% addition to its top line and profit per…
Financials 2020/21: Osborne Clarke shows spirit with 7% revenue growth and double-digit profit surge Nathalie Tidman Osborne Clarke has rallied in the face of last year’s Covid-hindered financials to record a 7% international revenue increase to…
Financials 2020/21: ‘Fortunate’ Macfarlanes adds 10% to top line as 26-50 LB100 firms post mixed results Nathalie Tidman Firms ranked 26-50 in the Legal Business 100 – Macfarlanes, TLT and Watson Farley & Williams – have posted a…
Financials 2020/21: RPC latest to shrug off lean spell to post robust financial growth Mark McAteer RPC is the latest LB100 firm to emerge from a ‘very challenging’ period to today (22 July) post exceptional financial…
Financials 2020/21: ‘Strongest-ever quarter’ rescues revenue growth at Clifford Chance Tom Baker Clifford Chance had a late flurry of transactional activity to thank for a respectable set of Covid financials, as profit…
Financials 2020/21: Ashurst breaks the £1m PEP barrier again as turnover climbs 10% Tom Baker In another set of buoyant pandemic financial results, Ashurst has breached the £1m-profit-per-equity-partner barrier for the first time since the…
‘An element of the exceptional’: Simmons latest to post striking pandemic financials with double-digit revenue growth and soaring profits Tom Baker Simmons & Simmons managing partner Jeremy Hoyland said there was ‘an element of the exceptional’ in the firm’s financial results…
Financials 2020/21: Profits soar 30% and revenues surpass £1bn at Herbert Smith Freehills Tom Baker Herbert Smith Freehills announced a striking 30% increase in profitability as part of its 2020/21 financials today (13 July), with strong international…
Financials 2020/21: European contributions crucial as Fieldfisher and Kennedys post resilient revenues Tom Baker Thanks in part to their respective European networks, Fieldfisher and Kennedys have both posted robust 2020/21 revenues in the face…
Financials 2020/21: revenues up just £1m at CMS UK despite modest global growth Tom Baker CMS UK unveiled a muted set of financial results today (5 July), with revenues inching up from £566m to £567m as…
Stevens & Bolton posts eleventh year of turnover growth in latest set of financials Mark McAteer LB100 firm Stevens & Bolton has unveiled solid financial results for 2020/2021, marking 11 consecutive years of revenue growth. In spite…
DWF bounces back to form with two major bolt-ons and 120% profit uptick Tom Baker After enduring a tumultuous pre-pandemic financial period, listed firm DWF has today (25 May) posted encouraging revenue growth matched by…
