angel: strong market standingLeading UK firms are moving into recovery after the three-year slump in corporate activity, according to Legal Week research that shows profits at the top 50 UK firms up 6% for the latest financial year.

Legal Week‘s 2003-04 results, the first finalised picture of the overall financial performance of the UK’s top law firms, show average partner profits growing again after overall falls of 1.1% and 0.9% in 2003 and 2002 respectively.