Foot Anstey, the South West law firm with an office in Bristol, has become the first in the region to gain a National Equality Standard (NES) for its efforts to tackle inequality and promote inclusion. Foot Anstey is one of just six law firms nationwide to be recognised through...
International law firm Clyde & Co has hired Clarke Willmott partner Peter O’Brien as it prepares to open its new Bristol office. Clyde & Co announced it was to move into the Bristol legal market last November by hiring Ian Peacock from the Bristol office of transatlantic firm Womble Bond...
Bristol’s renowned Jazz & Blues Festival returns this weekend with the city offices of accountancy group Smith & Williamson and law firm Ashfords once again taking the stage as lead corporate sponsors. Now in its sixth year, the festival has fast become one of the city’s biggest live music gatherings....
Bristol business experts have been reacting to yesterday’s Spring Statement, with most pointing to what Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to deliver rather than what he said. Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, was particularly hard-hitting in its comments, calling it...
CBI chief economist Rain Newton-Smith said the Chancellor was rightly backing British business to secure the UK’s future prosperity in a new economy. “It’s great to see an upgrade in the state of our public finances and rightly sensible to set more aside for a rainy day with Brexit...
International law firm Osborne Clarke, which has its largest UK office in Bristol, put women first on its website yesterday in honour of International Women’s Day and to raise awareness of its commitment to diversity. Anyone searching for a lawyer on site who will see female lawyers first in...
Regional law firm Thrings’ Bristol office has moved further into the primary care sector by acting on the relocation of a large medical practice into purpose-built premises. Thrings lawyers advised on the commercial property aspects of the move by Keynsham-based St Augustine’s Medical Practice from Station Road to the...
A couple of years ago, BrandSoup reported on the Kylie v Kylie spat – two ladies fighting over one name. Since then, Mlles Minogue and Jenner appear to have kissed and made up, but… what’s this? It’s only Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM to some)...
Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed has launched its first ‘scale-up month’ as part of its drive to deliver inclusive economic growth. The programme includes three key events: Scale Up Briefing, Scale Up Breakfast and the launch of Quarterly Investment Briefing sessions. There will also be a series of blogs designed...
The property sector will be transformed by emerging technologies such as driverless cars, robots and 3D printing, according to new research commissioned by international legal firm Osborne Clarke. Harnessing these and other technologies could also help meet some of the challenges the industry faces such as the housing shortage...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has signalled its ambitions to further expand overseas with the appointment of its first head of international. The move, part of the firm’s growth strategy to 2020, aims to further develop the informal ‘best friends network’ of firms it collaborates with on cross border...
The financial and legal aspects of caring for someone with dementia will be explained by experts at a free seminar in Bristol in April. Bristol-based Whitechurch Financial Consultants is joining forces with BRACE, the dementia research charity, and South West law firm Clarke Willmott solicitors to provide expert advice...
Time is running out for Bristol’s best business leaders and entrepreneurs to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence. This year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018 have already proved the most successful yet, with a record number of registrations to enter....
