KENT firm Cripps Harries Hall is another firm that enters The Rising 50, having dropped out of the The Lawyer UK 100. In Cripps’ case it was due to a 16 per cent dip in total turnover following the sale of wealth management arm Cripps Portfolio in January this year.

The sale coincided with a major internal overhaul, during which the firm reorganised itself along eight business groups.

Property remains the biggest of these groups, accounting for 31 per cent of the firm's turnover, and focuses on housebuilders and institutional builders.

Private client also continues to be an important group, accounting for 23 per cent of income; while corporate brought in 18 per cent; executors and trustees 13 per cent; public sector 9 per cent; and the two newest business groups, partnerships and charities, 5 per cent and 2 per cent respectively.