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FT Law 50 2009

Rankings at a glance
2009 Rank45
2008 Rank-
2009 total score for ALL entries submitted34
2009 score band for ALL entries submitted (/10)1
Number of standout entries in FT REPORT0
Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT1
Number of commended entries in FT REPORT1
2009: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT3
2009 Score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/10)1
2008: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT0
2008 score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/5)0
2009 Profits per Equity Partner (PEP) (£k)575
2009 Score band for PEP (/5)2
Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20)14
Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50)18

Billing and fees - litigation financing 2009

Rankings at a glance
Award levelHighly commended
InnovationChanging the face of litigation for charities
Originality6
Rationale7
Impact6
Total19
DescriptionPreviously, charity trustees may not have gone ahead with expensive litigation as it would have been seen as squandering funds. Taking the initiative, the firm developed a system to dramatically reduce risk for charities using after the event insurance

Billing and fees - litigation financing 2009 (2)

Rankings at a glance
Award levelCommended
InnovationCalculated risk using after the event insurance
Originality5
Rationale6
Impact4
Total15
DescriptionA combination of ATE insurance and conditional fee arrangements enabled the firm and their insurers to take a serious risk for a client who had been abandoned by a major firm following the collapse of their third party funding