Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has appointed partner Ed Fiddick as its new training principal, responsible for its trainee recruitment programme as well as mentoring the firm’s trainees. Ed, pictured, takes over from Richard Hayllar, who held the post for three years. Like Richard, he is based in TLT’s Bristol...
South West law firm Foot Anstey has launched its own retail advisory board – thought to be the first of its kind in the legal sector – offering insight and strategic advice to its clients. The firm, which has offices in seven cities including Bristol, has recruited industry heavyweights...
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Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised on a loan facility that makes £14m available to residential care provider Bradbury House as it continues its expansion across the South West. Bradbury House Organisation has become an established, high-quality care provider for adults with learning disabilities following its...
Music-making opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities have been boosted thanks to a new partnership between Colston Hall’s Bristol Music Trust and the city office of national law firm DAC Beachcroft. The firm will support Bristol Music Trust’s inclusive arts education programme A New Ambition...
A team of cyclists from law firm Thrings who completed this year’s gruelling Bristol-to-Paris bike ride have thrown down the gauntlet to their successors to raise even more money for Bristol children’s hospital charity Above & Beyond. While spending four days pedalling 430km might be considered a herculean effort...
Lawyers in the Bristol head office of national firm TLT have advised leading global online fashion retailer boohoo.com on its £3.3m acquisition of a controlling stake in fellow online fashion brand PrettyLittleThing. The TLT team was led by corporate partners Alice Gardner in Bristol and Stephen Devlin, based in...
Privately owned Henbury Lodge Hotel, which was recently named as the best in Bristol, has been sold. The 20-bedroom luxury hotel, pictured, changed hands for an undisclosed sum. It was recently voted the top hotel in Bristol on TripAdvisor. The hotel occupies an historically-significant Grade II listed building in which...
National law firm Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office has raised more than £13,000 for the city’s Ronald McDonald House, its charity of the year. Ronald McDonald House is an independent charity that provides free home-from-home accommodation to the families of critically ill children receiving care at Bristol Royal Hospital for...
Experienced property and construction lawyer Ian Stubbs has been appointed as a partner in South West law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol office. Ian, pictured, brings more than 30 years’ experience in the sector to the firm’s construction team, having begun his career as a quantity surveyor and a contracts...
Newly elected Bristol Law Society (BLS) president Becky Moyce has promised to use her year in office to get more young people from less affluent backgrounds interested in a legal career. Becky will also champion a programme of events to support junior lawyers and those seeking promotion or a...
National law firm Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office has played a leading role in advising shareholders of investment advisors Allenbridge on the sale of the business to MJ Hudson, the specialist law and asset management services firm. The transaction was led by Bristol-based managing associate Ronan Lowney, who advised on...
Economic and business links between Bristol and its Chinese sister city Guangzhou have been strengthened during an official visit to China by Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees. Mayor Rees, who travelled with members of the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Guangzhou and...
