Bridge McFarland

UK 200 RESULTS 2010

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184
UP

7.6
76
177
362
100
43
21
6
213

North East firm Bridge McFarland’s revenue rose to £7.6m last year off the back of a solid performance in its core personal injury and clinical negligence practice areas. Indeed, new managing partner Robert Edwards believes a significant proportion of the long work-in-progress (330 days with 44 debtors days) in this relatively recession-proof area is likely to “bear fruit” during the current year, boosting 2010-11 revenue and average profit per equity partner, which stood at £170,000 last year, still further.

Litigation as a whole, including general commercial work, accounts for 45 per cent of Bridge McFarland’s revenue. Following a recent period of expansion away from its high-street roots, including opening a new office in Doncaster last May, Edwards says the firm now expects a period of consolidation for the foreseeable future.

UK 200 RESULTS 2009

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Movement since 2008

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185
NEW ENTRY

7.5
81
134
341
93
56
22
5
215