CMS has re-elected Penelope Warne as its senior partner for a second term, which is set to last for four years from May 2020.

Warne was first elected to the post in the firm's first female chair and senior partner in 2014.

Her re-election had been subject to a partnership vote, although the firm did not comment on whether or not Warne stood unopposed in the election. One person with knowledge of the situation indicated it was a contested election.