Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has appointed two new partners as part of its annual promotions round. Alison Gill and Gemma Geoghegan’s promotions take the total number of partners at the firm to 18 – with 61% female. Alison, pictured right, who works in the firm’s private client department, specialises...
Law firm Ashfords has made five senior hires in its Bristol office in a move that strengthens its commercial, real estate and private wealth divisions. The appointments bring the total number of lawyers and trainees based in Bristol to well over 100 lawyers and adds further weight to the...
Bristol law firms TLT and Osborne Clarke have been re-appointed to BT Group’s legal panel for the next three years, with TLT expanding its previous role to provide full-service support to the telecoms giant. TLT, which has been supporting BT since 2017, had been a preferred supplier for litigation...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has announced one of its biggest UK promotions rounds of recent years with 11 of its lawyers being made up to partner – seven of them from its Bristol office. Five lawyers from the firm, which employs around 800 people in Bristol and also...
Somerset-headquartered international furniture brand Modus has secured investment from a Canadian manufacturer with the help of regional accountants Albert Goodman and law firm Clarke Willmott. The strategic partnership with Teknion supports Modus’ international growth plans while also expanding Teknion’s portfolio of social and collaborative products. Established in 2000 by...
Ambitious Bristol firms are being invited to join a free workshop in the city next week to learn more about how they can enter the prestigious King’s Awards for Enterprise scheme. The event, on Monday 22 April, will offer advice on how to apply along with tips on how...
VWV, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has welcomed seven newly qualified solicitors who had successfully completed their training contracts with the firm. VWV’s training contract provides aspiring lawyers with exposure to four distinct areas of the law across its offices in Bristol and London, with the new solicitors now...
National law firm Foot Anstey has promoted three lawyers to the firm’s partnership, including Mark Greatholder who leads the firm’s commercial energy practice from its Bristol office. Taking effect from 1 May, the promotions will bring the total number of partners at the firm to 66. Joining the partnership...
Bristol’s financial services businesses are being encouraged to become more innovative through a pioneering programme launched this week by the city’s two universities. The pilot project, which is supported by a number of key tech organisations and businesses in the region, aims to get firms in the sector to...
An investment programme that has already injected £2.5m into more than 100 Bristol social enterprises is to launch a second transformative round of funding and support to help more businesses in the sector. The additional £1.3m will help the firms become stronger and more sustainable through bespoke investment packages...
A grassroots refugee charity in Bristol is calling on businesses in the city to help it find a new home for the work it does supporting more than 5,000 displaced and vulnerable people. Aid Box Community (ABC) was founded nine years ago in response to the global refugee crisis....
A multidisciplinary team of lawyers from Ashfords has worked on the sale of a long-running UK marine technology business to a major US-owned industrial group. Ashfords, which has an office in Bristol, advised the shareholders of Devon-based Valeport on its takeover by a subsidiary of California-headquartered Teledyne Technologies Incorporated....
Expert support on how to enhance digital presence, adopt new technologies, improve competitiveness and increase productivity is now available to small and medium-sized businesses Bristol firms under a new scheme. Called Tech for Growth, the initiative offers tailored tech adoption consultancy to eligible organisations. It aims to equip businesses...
