Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Stewarts Law LLP pays suppliers in 41 days on average — within its stated 14–395 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 27 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 395-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 14–395 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 24% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 15%
- Reporting period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 18 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 41 against 14–395 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
87 → 41 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Stewarts Law LLP's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 41 days against stated terms of 14–395 days; 24% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 15% took 61 days or longer. Filed 18 May 2026.
The direction is faster: from 87 days in H2 2023 to 41 now — 46 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 71% of large companies reporting.
That is 17 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
The business does not use standard payment terms and the most frequently used payment terms vary according to the nature of the service supplied. Overhead suppliers are paid in line with their own terms and conditions, and generally at the end of the month in which their invoice is received. Where disbursements (litigation case specific expenses) are commissioned during the course of litigation, a variety of terms may be agreed according to the demands of the case. In some cases, payments are made on an immediate or monthly basis, but in some long life cases, where the costs of litigation are funded by the Firm, payments may not be made until a milestone in the case has been reached, or until the case has been completed. For the suppliers of some case related services, deferred pay
Dispute resolution
The Firm’s process for resolving a dispute with a supplier in relation to payment is to correct any failure to pay caused by error or oversight. Where non-payment is caused by disagreement as to the quality of goods or services provided, the Firm will seek to agree a compromise with the supplier. For overhead suppliers, complaints or concerns will be considered by the Chief Operating Officer, Philip Studd. For the suppliers of disbursements, first contact should be made with the Solicitor responsible for appointing that supplier, with the option of escalation to Philip Studd if necessary. Philip Studd can be contacted by writing to him at Stewarts Law LLP, 5 New Street Square, London EC4A 3BF, or by email ([email protected]).
Other information
The business does not have standard payment terms. However, payments for overheads tend to be made within 30 days, and suppliers of disbursements may be paid within 30 days or longer if deferred terms have been agreed.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 41 | 24% | 15% | 18 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 48 | 19% | 14% | 24 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 81 | 38% | 21% | 16 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 66 | 40% | 27% | 12 Nov 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 71 | 30% | 24% | 14 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 87 | 26% | 25% | 9 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 77 | 30% | 25% | 31 May 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 89 | 32% | 31% | 25 May 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 75 | 29% | 26% | 5 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 79 | 31% | 27% | 20 May 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 79 | 31% | 28% | 9 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 75 | 30% | 27% | 28 May 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 71 | 29% | 26% | 22 Nov 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 77 | 29% | 27% | 30 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 64 | 27% | 23% | 9 Nov 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 70 | 29% | 24% | 29 May 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 70 | 28% | 23% | 30 Nov 2017 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Incorporated
- 17 Jul 2007
- Registered office
- 5 NEW STREET SQUARE, LONDON, EC4A 3BF
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 41-day cycle ties up
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