Five new partners have been appointed by Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon across key areas including dispute resolution, real estate, funds and asset management, and competition. The move takes Burges Salmon’s total number of partners to 88 and reflect the firm’s work in a number of selected markets where...
Musicians, VIPs and business guests rubbed shoulders at a reception staged by the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson and national law firm Ashfords to mark the launch of the Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival 2017. Nearly 250 people attended the event...
A student from the University of Law in Bristol has been named Future Legal Mind 2017, winning £5,000 and a placement at national law firm Simpson Millar. Hana Kapadia, pictured, who is studying for her graduate diploma in law (GDL), clinched the title with an essay on why the UK civil...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has made a number of promotions, including the appointment of senior associate Claire Hurrell to partner, as it continues to go from strength to strength. Claire, pictured, a member of the medical negligence team, joined Barcan+Kirby in 2013. She specialises in birth injury, obstetric negligence...
A series of multi-million pound clean energy deals has earned Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT a place among the most active legal advisers in the global sector. TLT is ranked at number three for the volume of its merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals last year and fifth for the...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has strengthened its private client offering with the appointment of two new partners. Awen Mellick and Stuart Crippin have joined the firm’s fast-growing private client team, which works across its five main UK offices in Bristol, Bath, Swindon, London...
Bristol business advisors are poised to deal with a wide range of concerns impacting on their clients following the triggering of Article 50 – from employment to tariffs and tax. They say the major worry – and one that is already affecting some firms – is the uncertainty over...
The CBI called Wednesday’s triggering of Article 50 a “pivotal moment in country’s history” but said early wins were needed in the negotiations with the EU to keep business on side. President Paul Drechsler said the Prime Minister’s commitment to free trade and European values should “hearten those around...
Just over half of West of England firms are either ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ about the UK leaving the single market and customs union, according to the latest survey by the region’s largest business organisation. Released to coincide with Wednesday’s triggering of Article 50, the results of the Business...
Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, drones, 3D printing and electric Tesla cars were among the topics explored in hands-on events staged by Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office as part of the national law firm’s first international innovation week. Joint webinars were also organised with the firm’s US alliance partner Womble Carlyle...
West of England firms face uncertainty and risks in areas such as skills and supply chains but also opportunities from Brexit, a meeting attended by bosses of around 100 businesses this morning heard. There was consensus that the region’s business community needed to lobby government over the impact of...
A strong track record in defending its clients and a raft of significant deals over the past year earned national law firm Bond Dickinson the title of Insurance Team of the Year at last night’s prestigious Legal Business Awards. Bond Dickinson, which has its second largest office in Bristol, was...
