Simmons & Simmons saw turnover rise by 12.6 per cent to £176.9m, but is set to post average profits per equity partner of around £300,000, representing a drop of some 20 per cent. It is the second year in a row that average profits have fallen: in 2002, they fell to £375,000 from 2001’s high of £412,000. First revealed on www.thelawyer.com/lawyernews 17 June
Harbottles moves to LLP status
Harbottle & Lewis is converting to a limited-liability partnership (LLP) from 1 July this year. The move means that 17-partner Harbottles will file a full set of accounts with Companies House in 2004 along with other law firms, including Wragge & Co and Eversheds, which have also recently converted to LLPs. Harbottles began the conversion […]
