Watson Farley & Williams has grown its revenue by 12% to £52m in the first half of 2013-14.

The H1 result marks a positive start to the year for the firm. At the end of 2012-13 Watson Farley’s turnover passed £100m for the first time when it rose by 2.2% to reach £102.1m, but profits per equity partner dipped by 13% to £388,000.