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Freshfields

Revenue rises 1% at Freshfields to £1.232bn, PEP up to £1.48m

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has pushed up revenue by 1 per cent at the 2013/14 year end to £1.232bn, while average profit per equity partner (PEP) increased by 6 per cent from £1.398m to £1.48m. Net profit has also climbed upward by 5 per cent from £548m to £578m for 2013/14 (5 July 2013). When foreign […]

ashurst

Ashurst turnover climbs to £586m, PEP up 22% after Australia merger

Ashurst has announced turnover of £586m in the first combined results since the UK firm fully merged with its Australian arm, with average profit per equity partner (PEP) hitting £801,000. The results for the 2013/14 financial year are the first to integrate the two firms’ figures, after partners voted in favour of a full financial […]

Fieldfisher

Fieldfisher breaks £100m barrier with turnover of £104m

Revenue at Fieldfisher has broken through the £100m barrier for the first time hitting £104m, an increase of 9.5 per cent on £95m for 2012/13. Fieldfisher also reported a 12 per cent rise in net profit, from £21m to £23.5m in 2013/14 – its highest point since the £26m recorded in 2007/08. Meanwhile, its average […]

David Stewart Olswang

Olswang revenue up 7 per cent to £117.6m as PEP falls below £500k

Olswang has reported a 7 per cent growth in revenue for the 2013/14 financial year, with total turnover rising from £110m to £117.6m. The technology, media and telecoms firm’s final financials are still subject to verification and audit but Olswang said it anticipated its average profit per equity partner (PEP) figure would drop by 3.9 […]

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Eversheds posts 2 per cent revenue rise to £384m, PEP up 13.6 per cent to £729k

Eversheds’ revenue rose by 2 per cent at the end of 2013/14 from £376m to £384m, while net profit increased just 1 per cent from £85.4m to £86.2m. Average profit per equity partner increased 13.6 per cent from £642,000 to £729,000. The firm said bonus payments to staff increased by 22 per cent year-one-year. Revenue […]

Herbert Smith

HSF generates £800m of revenue in first year post-merger

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) turned over £800m in its first full year as a merged firm, with a net profit of £232m giving it a margin of 29 per cent for 2013/14. Following the combination of the respective firms’ profit pools and subsequent restructure of the combined firm’s remuneration system, average profit per equity partner […]

London
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Nabarro turnover flat at £116.3m, while net profit rises to £34.1m

Nabarro has posted flat revenue for the 2013/14 year-end up 0.3 per cent from £116.3m to £116.7m, while average profit per equity partner (PEP) grew by 10.5 per cent from £430,000 to £475,000. Net profit has also increased, climbing 8 per cent, from £31.6m to £34.1m. It is the third consecutive year of net profit growth […]

Clifford Chance CC
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Revenue hits £1.359bn at Clifford Chance, PEP up 16 per cent to £1.14m

Revenue soared to its highest-ever level at Clifford Chance in the 2013/14 financial year to reach £1.359bn, 7 per cent boost on the £1.271bn turnover posted at the end of the previous financial year.  Average profit per equity partner is up 16 per cent from £1m in 2012/13 to £1.14m (8 July 2013). It is […]

London

Bird & Bird pushes revenues up 4 per cent to £259m

Bird & Bird has posted a revenue rise of 4 per cent from £249m to £259m but has indicated that net profit will be down on the £47.5m reported at the 2012/13 year end. It comes after an expansive year at the firm, which has seen it push for growth in the Asia Pacific region. […]

money

PEP climbs at Stephenson Harwood to £537k, turnover hits £121m

Stephenson Harwood grew its revenue by 8 per cent from £112.3m to £121m over the course of the 2013/14 financial year (15 July 2013). The uptick marks the fifth year of consecutive growth for the firm, which has seen its turnover rise each year since 2008/09, when turnover stood at £85.1m.  This growth is mirrored […]

Law Society
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Law Society chief bags 20 per cent pay rise despite Chancery Lane woes

Law Society chief executive Des Hudson – who six months ago suffered a humiliating formal vote of no confidence – was awarded a 25 per cent pay rise last year, according to figures from the body’s annual report. The figures, released in the last few days, shows Hudson’s pay-package rose to £355,000 – but owing […]