Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has repaid a £18.6m debt used largely to refurbish its City premises and launch its Moscow operations, according to the firm’s limited liability partnership (LLP) account.

The 2010-11 accounts reveal that BLP moved from being £18.6m in debt in 2009-10 to £854,000 in credit last year, writing off all money owed on the upgrade of its Adelaide House premises and its Russia office launch.