Dickinson Dees saw average profits per equity partner (PEP) drop by more than 10% during 2007-08, the firm’s limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts have revealed.

PEP for the financial year stood at £258,000, compared to the previous year’s figure of £289,000. The highest-paid earner at the firm took home £393,000 for the year, a drop-off from the previous year’s top earnings of £435,000.