Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has filed the final LLP accounts for Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), revealing falling financials at the legacy UK firm prior to its transatlantic merger with Bryan Cave last year.

The accounts, which cover the 12 months to 30 April 2018, show operating profit at BLP fell by 21% from £72.5m to £56.9m during the year, while fee income fell 3% from £271.2m to £263.6m.