Trowers & Hamlins is un-freezing pay rises after slamming on the brakes when the UK voted for Brexit.

Six weeks ago RollOnFriday revealed a leaked email from Managing Partner Jennie Gubbins explaining to shocked staff that Trowers "can't predict the future". She added that it could "safely say that uncertainty is likely to continue for the next few months".

Although there is still no clarity, it appears that enough lawyers obeyed Gubbins' instruction to "reassure everyone that the UK is open for business".  A spokeswoman said that, after some consideration, Trowers had "decided that we will be implementing pay reviews across the firm this year".

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The development follows news that Gowling WLG, which postponed pay reviews in August, is restarting its process immediately. A GWLG spokeswoman told RollOnFriday that the firm "will stick to its promise and backdate all salary increases to 1 July". Meanwhile, BLP has already said that it will carry out its postponed reviews from 1 November. No news yet, though, on whether any of the firms will actually announce pay rises as a result of the reviews.

But the thaw is not total. A spokeswoman for Addleshaw Goddard said its decision on whether to review pay, "has been deferred until the Autumn, when we will have clarity on anticipated improvements in activity". So that's now, then. And months after everyone else, Bond Dickinson this week staggered into the Brexit pay freeze party.
 
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