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Digby Brown sees profits jump to £8.6m

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Digby Brown has reported a jump in profits from £7.8 million to £8.6m in the year ending March 2016. Revenue rose to £27.3m, up from £24.6m in the previous year, a 10.9 per cent increase.Highlights in 2016 for the firm have included:

  • Being named “Law Firm of the Year” at the Law Awards of Scotland. The firm were also named Corporate Social Responsibility Firm of the Year.

  • Becoming the first law firm in the UK to achieve platinum accreditation from Investors in People.

  • A number of important promotions, including those of Euan Love, Stuart Barton and Lianda Barnes to partner.

  • Winning important court decisions on behalf of Digby Brown clients in the UK Supreme Court (Tracey Kennedy v Cordia (Services) Ltd) and Court of Session (Roger Harris v The Advocate General for Scotland and Brenda Gray & Ors v The Advocate General for Scotland).

    • Fraser Oliver, partner and chief executive (pictured), said: “These are a strong set of results which are a credit to the hard work of colleagues across Digby Brown. Our business is focused on delivering for our clients and I am proud that we have once again achieved record results on their behalf.“2016 has seen the firm win a number of landmark legal decisions which will help people in Scotland who have been injured while at work and affected by asbestos related industrial disease. It was this commitment to going the extra mile for those we represent that was recognised in our Law Firm of the Year award.

    “We are investing in our future. The results we achieve for our clients depend on our recruiting and retaining the best people. A particular highlight of the last year has been becoming the first law firm in the UK to achieve platinum level accreditation from Investors in People.”

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