The Singapore office of Stephenson Harwood has apologized after lawyers found that their bonuses were smaller than what they had been promised, UK news website RollOnFriday has reported.

The report said lawyers viewed their bonuses and pay rises in the firm’s internal system in June, with partners confirming the figures over thank-you phone calls. However, lawyers found out in July that they “were all paid ‘significantly less’ than the promised figure, less than half as much in some cases, said insiders.”

In a statement to the website, Martin Green, Stephenson Harwood's Singapore office managing partner, said: “We regret that a number of associates from our Singapore office were initially given incorrect information about bonus payments, which suggested that the bonus they would receive was higher than was actually awarded, and we appreciate the impact it has had on them.”