Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP pays suppliers in 20 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 10 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 41% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 11%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 10 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
34 → 20 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 20 days against stated terms of 30 days; 41% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 11% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 34 days in H2 2023 to 20 now — 14 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 82% of large companies reporting.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP pays trade suppliers within 30 days of receipt of an accurate and valid VAT invoice, unless agreed otherwise and where we are satisfied that the work has been performed in accordance with the agreement with the supplier. The firm's standard terms relating to payment for the suppliers of professional disbursement and counsel services are 2 business days from receipt of payment of those costs from our clients as required by the Solicitors Accounts Rules, unless agreed otherwise by the supplier. In calculating the above statistics we have: - used the date of the invoices as the date of receipt of the invoice. - Considered that the two above points provide fair balance as we would very rarely receive an invoice on the invoice date itself. - the firm pays the vas
Dispute resolution
All disputes regarding payments to suppliers should be raised in the first instance with the individual with whom the contract of work has been agreed. If it cannot be resolved at that level it will be escalated to the Accounts Payable Manager.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 20 | 41% | 11% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 18 | 36% | 4% | 28 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 32 | 68% | 5% | 31 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 28 | 55% | 4% | 31 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 32 | 66% | 5% | 26 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 34 | 68% | 4% | 31 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 30 | 46% | 3% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 33 | 56% | 6% | 25 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 33 | 51% | 6% | 27 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 24 | 32% | 5% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 30 | 50% | 6% | 26 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 34 | 58% | 6% | 27 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 47% | 12% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 30 | 11% | 4% | 18 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 32 | 37% | 11% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 27 | 20% | 6% | 20 Nov 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 26 | 17% | 6% | 31 May 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 28 | 19% | 6% | 14 Dec 2017 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Incorporated
- 1 Nov 2005
- Registered office
- GOVERNOR'S HOUSE, LONDON, EC4R 0BR
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