As the debate over the future of London as a legal hub in a post-Brexit world rages on, London boutique firms and City practices that occupy the second half of the Legal Business 100 (LB100) have quietly got on with business.
While in 2015/16 this group of firms was arguably the strongest-performing in the LB100, Brexit – and its prevailing effect on the UK real estate market – has proven a stubborn opponent. As such, while collective performance is short of previous years, for the most part these London firms have battled through uncertainty to record stable results.