The highest paid member of Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co saw their earnings fall by nearly a quarter in 2014-15 according to the first set of accounts filed by the firm since the merger of Wragge & Co and Lawrence Graham in May 2014.

In the year to 30 April 2014 Wragge & Co's top earner took home £967,000, but this fell 24% to £736,000 in 2014-15. Legacy Lawrence Graham's highest paid partner took home £655,000 in the year before the merger.

The merger boosted the average number of members of the partnership from 112 in 2014 to 163 in, but also hit average profit per partner, which fell from £386,000 to £346,000.