// payment practices, as filed · company OC324340
White & Case LLP: how it pays its suppliers, from its own filing
White & Case LLP reports paying its suppliers in an average of 27 days, with 11% of invoices paid later than the agreed terms, for the period 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026. Across the 1,496 companies that report on construction contracts, the median is 31 days and 14% late. Every figure below is the company’s own, approved by a director and published on the government register; this page reproduces it and says what it means for a subcontractor.
27 days
Average days to pay
longer than 33% of the 1,496 filers; median 31 days
11%
Paid later than agreed
a higher share than 39% of filers; median 14%
80%
Paid within 30 days
8% took longer than 60 days
The terms it declares
- Standard payment terms
- 30 to 45 days
- Maximum contractual period
- 45 days
- Paid in 31 to 60 days
- 12%
- Paid after 60 days
- 8%
- Not paid because of a dispute
- 0%
- Filed on
- 24 July 2026
Their standard terms, in their words
Our standard contractual payment period is 45 days; however, we recognise that payment terms may be subject to adjustment during the course of negotiations, having regard to the specific circumstances of the vendor including, for example, where the vendor is a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) or an individual contractor.
Their explanation
Payment terms for client related suppliers (e.g. barristers, professional services) have not been included on the basis that these are only payable when we receive payment from clients. Additionally, inter-company agreements have also been excluded.
Every filing since Jun 2018
White & Case LLP has filed 17 times. The share paid late is down 1 points on the previous filing, and the average days to pay down 2 days. The first filing, for the period to 30 June 2018, reported 19 days and 17% late.
| Period to | Days to pay | Paid late | Within 30 days | Over 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | 27 | 11% | 80% | 8% |
| 31 December 2025 | 29 | 12% | 77% | 7% |
| 30 June 2025 | 25 | 22% | 79% | 6% |
| 31 December 2024 | 29 | 24% | 76% | 7% |
| 30 June 2024 | 27 | 25% | 75% | 6% |
| 31 December 2023 | 29 | 23% | 77% | 8% |
Retention
- Retention clauses in construction contracts
- yes
- Standard retention rate
- not stated
- In all construction contracts
- no
- Same terms they receive from their own client
- yes
- When they apply retention
- Retention clauses are not embedded in standard payment terms or procurement templates, but are included only in qualifying construction contracts where appropriate given the nature of the works, reflecting standard construction industry practice. They are applied based on the risk profile, nature and complexity of works, not a fixed contract value threshold. They provide assurance that defects, snagging items, and outstanding works are satisfactorily completed and rectified.
- On parity with their client
- Retention clauses are not drafted to be more onerous than market-standard provisions and are consistent with those White & Case would reasonably accept under comparable arrangements. They follow recognised industry norms, are limited in scope and duration to completion and defect-rectification assurance, and White & Case does not impose enhanced, punitive, or asymmetric provisions on suppliers. Retention percentages are set out in individual contracts and reflect market-standard construction practice, not a firm-wide standard. Where Joint Contracts Tribunal ("JCT") standard forms are used, re…
What this means if you are pricing work for them
The share paid later than agreed is the number to read first, because a short term makes an invoice late sooner and a long one hides lateness inside the term. White & Case LLP is at or below the median on that measure. The average days to pay sits under the median.
On a 30-day term this company’s average lands inside the term, so a late invoice is the exception. When one is late, the calculator shows what statutory interest and the fixed sum add, which the law lets you charge without a clause.
Against the official benchmark: the Department for Business and Trade’s statistics for 2025, published 14 July 2026, put large construction businesses at 33 days to pay with 14% of invoices late by number (13% by value), and all large businesses at 32 days and 15% late. White & Case LLP is at or inside the sector figure on days. Its late share is at or below the sector figure.
What the register does not show: it is self-reported, large companies only, and the filing covers the whole company, not your contract. Read it alongside the notice rules that decide what you are actually owed, and keep your own dates.
Questions subcontractors ask about White & Case LLP
- How long does White & Case LLP take to pay its suppliers?
- White & Case LLP reported an average of 27 days to pay an invoice for 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026, with 80% of invoices paid within 30 days and 8% taking longer than 60 days. The official 2025 figure for large construction businesses is 33 days.
- Does White & Case LLP pay late?
- By its own filing, 11% of White & Case LLP's invoices were paid later than the agreed terms, against 14% across large construction businesses in 2025 and a median of 14% among the 1,496 companies on this register that declare construction contracts. That is down 1 points on its previous filing (12% for the period to 31 December 2025).
- Does White & Case LLP hold retention?
- Yes. White & Case LLP declares retention clauses in its construction contracts, though not in all of them. The filing's own wording is quoted above.
- Can I charge White & Case LLP interest on a late invoice?
- Yes, under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, from the day after the final date for payment, at 8% over the Bank of England base rate plus a fixed sum per invoice, without any clause in the contract. The calculator works it out for your figures.
Source: the company’s own report on the government’s payment practices service, report 113719, made under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 and reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Register copy taken 2 October 2026; comparisons are against the latest filing of each of the 1,496 companies declaring construction contracts. Figures are as filed, not judged. Not legal advice.
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