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  • November 25, 2011 |

    Simmons revenues up 6% at the halfway stage

    Simmons & Simmons has become the latest firm to post its half-year results, with the top 20 practice seeing a 6% increase in revenues for the first half of the current financial year. The 200-partner firm generated fee income of £124.8m for the first six months of the 2011-12 year - up from £117.7m at the same point last year. The top-line rise translated into a 24% increase in profits.

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  • November 23, 2011 |

    SJ Berwin sees revenues stay static at £84m at H1 point

    SJ Berwin has become the latest firm to post its half-year results, with the City firm seeing fee income remain static over the first six months of the 2011-12 financial year. Revenue for the period stood at £84m - the same as last year, when turnover climbed 9% on the previous year's figure.

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  • November 22, 2011 |

    Eversheds, Pinsents & DAC Beachcroft grab spots on United Drug's inaugural panel

    Eversheds, Pinsent Masons and DAC Beachcroft have won roles on healthcare company United Drug's inaugural legal panel. The trio was appointed to the company's UK panel following a formal tender process over the summer and are expected to advise on a broad range of areas including M&A, commercial, competition and regulatory, dispute resolution and litigation, employment and tax.

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  • November 17, 2011 |

    Addleshaws announces 11% increase in revenues for H1 2011-12

    Addleshaw Goddard has announced an 11% increase in turnover for the first half of the 2011-12 financial year, taking fee income to £86.6m for the six month period. The figure compares with £78.1m for the equivalent 1 May-31 October period in 2010-11, which marked a 4% dip on the previous year.

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  • November 16, 2011 |

    Bright lights, big city - meet the young barristers making their mark

    Ben Rigby profiles 10 promising junior barristers singled 
out as some of the best in the profession

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  • November 16, 2011 |

    Slaughters and Linklaters lauded as City's best-run firms as partners chase leadership dividend

    Nine out of 10 senior lawyers view leadership as key to success while DLA Piper's recruitment of former Linklaters head Tony Angel wins widespread backing. Simon Petersen reports

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  • November 16, 2011 |

    Simmons wins role on Secure Trust's AIM listing

    Simmons & Simmons has taken a first-time role for Secure Trust Bank on the retail bank's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) listing. The listing, announced on 28 October, has seen the fast-growing lender raise £25m, valuing it at £102m. The deal also handed a role to Norton Rose, which acted for Hawkpoint Partners, the nominated adviser, and Collins Stewart, the broker.

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  • November 16, 2011 |

    Fee income at Pinsent Masons up 6% over first half of year

    Pinsent Masons has become the latest firm to announce its half year financial results, posting a 6% increase in revenue for the first half of 2011-12. The UK top 20 firm's total fee income for the first six months of the year stood at £105m, up 6% from the figure of £98.3m posted during the first six months of last year.

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  • November 15, 2011 |

    LG grows City real estate with SJ Berwin hire

    LG is set to boost its City real estate practice with a hire from SJ Berwin. SJ Berwin senior associate Mark Mallon is set to join LG on 12 December as a partner in the real estate group. Mallon specialises in real estate investment and development work, with a client base including a number of overseas investment funds and companies, as well as UK-based retailers, hoteliers and land owners.

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  • November 9, 2011 |

    Top UK firms post rising revenues for first half of financial year

    Many of the UK's top law firms are reporting rising revenues for the first half of 2011-12, despite protracted instability across Europe and lingering fears of a double-dip recession. At least four firms among the UK top 30 are set to unveil double-digit increases on last year's H1 results, defying concerns prompted by the sustained upheaval in the global financial markets.

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