UK law firm financial results tracker
How the top practices performed in a year characterised by record deal markets, salary wars and escalating geopolitical instability
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The war in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis and the possibility of a recession in the UK and other markets will have law firm managing partners worrying about the challenges they may be facing come the autumn.
For now, however, many will be expressing satisfaction at their respective firms' performances over the last financial year, when the stars could not have been more aligned for most practices, given record deal markets and lingering Covid-19 induced cost savings.
Track the financial results of the UK's top outfits as they are posted below and find out which firms are leading the pack in what promises to be another year of strong results. Click here to read last year's table.
| Date | Firm | Revenue (£m) | % Change | PEP (£k) | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep | Irwin Mitchell | 275.7 | -2.7% | n/a | n/a |
| 23 Aug | Stewarts | 114 | 43% | 2,740k | 93% |
| 15 Aug | HFW | 198.7 | -0.8% | 669k | -2% |
| 9 Aug | Clyde & Co | 650 | 1.6% | 708k | -1% |
| 9 Aug | Linklaters | 1,782.8 | 6.5% | 1,869k | 5.4% |
| 8 Aug | Dentons (UK LLP) | 260.4 | 14% | n/a | n/a |
| 3 Aug | Addleshaw Goddard | 377 | 12% | 866k | 2% |
| 27 July | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 1,701 | 7% | 2,070k | 8% |
| 26 July | Macfarlanes | 303.7 | 16.4% | 2,484k | 19.1% |
| 26 July | Fieldfisher | 330 | 15% | 1,050k | 22% |
| 22 July | Eversheds Sutherland (international) | 678.4 | 8% | 1,238k | 26% |
| 21 July | CMS (UK LLP) | 644 | 13.6% | n/a | n/a |
| 21 July | Bird & Bird | 445.6m | 9.9% | 645k* | 11.1% |
| 21 July | DWF | 350.2 | 3.6% | n/a | n/a |
| 21 July | Mishcon de Reya | 230 | 22% | 1,050k | 11% |
| 21 July | Ashurst | 798 | 12% | 1,175k | 13% |
| 20 July | RPC | 149.4 | 10% | 571k | -10% |
| 19 July | Clifford Chance | 1,969 | 8% | 2,040k | 10% |
| 18 July | Shoosmiths | 181.8 | 8% | 675k | 3% |
| 14 July | Allen & Overy | 1,940 | 10% | 1,950k | 3% |
| 14 July | TLT | 144 | 30% | 840k | 40% |
| 13 July | Herbert Smith Freehills | 1,103 | 6% | 1,163k | 6% |
| 13 July | Simmons & Simmons | 465 | 6% | 1,002k | 2% |
| 12 July | Knights | 125.6 | 22% | n/a | n/a |
| 8 July | Taylor Wessing UK | 219 | 25% | n/a | n/a |
| 6 July | Pinsent Masons | 531.1 | 6% | 739k | 16% |
| 23 June | Kennedys | 286 | 8% | n/a | n/a |
| 13 June | Osborne Clarke UK | 199.1 | 20% | 796k | 11% |
* Converted from €767k
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