Norton Rose’s highest earning member pocketed just over £1m in 2011-12 – a 22% increase on the previous year, according to financial documents recently filed with Companies House.

The profit share entitlement – revealed in the limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts for Norton Rose LLP, which covers the original Norton Rose UK and international business but exclude its mergers in Canada, South Africa and Australia – compares with an equivalent figure of £839,000 the previous year.