‘Complacency not an option’ at Penningtons as revenues and profits hike following 2019 merger
Penningtons Manches Cooper produced a strong showing in 2019/20, the firm’s latest financial results show, with revenue and profits both…
Revenues soar at Ince but stop just shy of £100m target after tumultuous year
Listed law firm Ince Group, which previously operated as Gordon Dadds, has produced impressive double-digit revenue growth in its first…
Investments pay off at Withers as PEP surges while turnover breaks £200m
Withers saw profit per equity partner (PEP) enjoy a hefty rise over 2019/20, with a period of international expansion beginning…
Stewarts steels itself for the hit as it reports solid financials for 2019/20
Disputes specialist Stewarts has seen double-digit revenue growth for two years on the spin, posting an 11% increase in turnover…
Resilient HSF closes in on £1bn revenue but profits fall with increased operating costs
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has become the latest international firm to post resilient turnover growth in the face of the…
‘Stable and consolidated’: Clydes posts steady revenue growth but profit hit after year of investment
Clyde & Co has notched up its 22nd consecutive year of revenue growth, the firm’s latest financial results show, albeit…
‘On the front foot’ – RPC upbeat after holding steady amid year of change
RPC posted muted revenue growth for 2019/20 following changes to the firm’s practice lines, its latest financial results reveal, while…
HFW bounces back with profit and turnover growth in a strong 2019/20
HFW produced a strong showing over the last financial year, its latest financial results reveal, with profits rebounding and revenues…
‘Strong foundation’: Another year of steady growth as Simmons prepares for challenges ahead
Simmons & Simmons has recorded another year of steady growth, its latest financial results reveal, with all key financial metrics…
‘Doing business the right way’ sees PEP fall significantly at Pinsents as turnover growth slows
Profit per equity partner (PEP) endured a 12% drop at Pinsent Masons over the last financial year as the firm continues…
Global London Overview – Vantage points
A group of elite firms using their vast resources to further reinforce in the City; a larger group suffering attrition…
Barclays acquittal draws flak for flawed SFO prosecutions despite record Airbus win
Thomas Alan assesses the fresh controversy around SFO tactics It claims it is a public service hamstrung by archaic laws…
‘Universal slowdown’ adds up to a less dynamic year but Kirkland becomes first $4bn law firm
Thomas Alan finds revenue growth tempered at many US firms with 2019 proving a sterner test for the global elite…
Supreme Court rules in favour of Morrisons in landmark data breach case
In a significant move for the future of large data breach and privacy cases, Morrisons Supermarkets has successfully defeated a…
Coronavirus latest: Reed Smith to limit partner drawings as firms start to bunker in for the crisis
Reed Smith has ringfenced a portion of its cash reserves against partner distributions as a means to mitigate the impact…
Junior barristers blast the government’s ‘woefully insufficient’ self-employed support package
Junior barristers have heavily criticised the government’s self-employed support package as ‘woefully insufficient’ while imploring the Bar Council to address…
Disputes perspectives: Paula Hodges QC
Becoming a lawyer was suggested to me by other people. I was about 15, and doing a lot of debating…
Perfect storms – Cases of the year
Cash-rich funders; conflict-free boutiques; class actions aplenty. While some predict another economic downturn on the horizon, providing an uptick in…
Linklaters acts on $500m ‘virtual trial’ while insurers and claimants agree coronavirus ceasefire
The Commercial Court is going fully virtual on a case worth over $500m this week, with Linklaters and King & Spalding among…
Coronavirus latest: Supreme Court goes virtual as junior lawyers plea against postponing exams
For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court conducted a case entirely through video conferencing this morning (24 March),…