SNR Denton partners have criticised a payout to former Denton Wilde Sapte chairman James Dallas of around £500,000 last year, despite profits per equity partner (PEP) falling by 36% in 
the UK partnership.

City energy partner Dallas, who chaired legacy Dentons until 2009, is understood to have been paid the one-off sum last spring in addition to his regular profit share as a result of a deal negotiated ahead of his relocation to Dubai in 2008.