Herbert Smith has announced its revenues for 2008-09, with the top 10 City firm reporting a 5% increase in turnover.

The growth takes revenue to £444m, up from £421.8m last year.

However, the firm estimates that profits per equity partner (PEP) could be down by as much as 22%. It is still in the process of finalising its PEP figure, however, it says the figure will have fallen by between 12% and 22% from last year's figure of £1.02m.