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Ward Hadaway


Turnover£20.4m
Profit per equity partner£370,000
Equity spread£370,000-£370,000
Net profit£4.4m
Profit margin22 per cent
Revenue per lawyer£167,000
Revenue per partner£443,000
Revenue per equity partner£1,700,000
Total no of fee-earners153
Total no of assistants76
No of partners46
No of equity partners12
Total no of female partners4
Total no of female equity partners0
Total no of staff320
Leverage ratio (equity partners/fee-earners)6.3
Representative clientsSage
Northern Rock
NHS Litigation Authority
Biofuels Corporation
Northumbrian Water
Bede

Ward Hadaway, Newcastle's second-largest firm, benefitted last year from its longstanding niche in corporate technology. It won instructions from the Technology Services Group, Durham University spin-out Bede and Sage, all of which helped turnover rise 17 per cent to £20.4m.

The firm's equity continues to be among the most tightly held in the market, with just 12 full equity partners among a total of 46, all of whom sit at the top of lockstep. That fact, plus a firm grip on costs, contributed towards last year's sharp 40 per cent rise in average PEP, from £265,000 to £370,000.

 
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