International law firm Osborne Clarke’s state-of-the-art Bristol office, recognised as one of the UK’s most sustainable, is in the running for another prestigious award. Following its shortlisting last year in two categories of the SBID International Design Awards – regarded as among the most coveted accolades for design excellence...
Professional rugby players hit by sudden redundancy when their clubs collapsed have won compensation, thanks to specialists in the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott. The Clarke Willmott team worked alongside the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) to secure payouts for the players following the failure of Worcester...
Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has been recognised by the National Farmers Union (NFU) for its “comprehensive advice” and “consistent excellent service” to the agriculture sector. The firm is this year’s winner of the prestigious Tim Sell Excellence Award, which acknowledges the outstanding work of...
National law firm Simpson Millar has expanded its public law division with the appointment of solicitors Bethany Parr and Ffion Davies, based in its Bristol office. Both have joined the firm’s national education law team amid a major increase in its caseload helping children and young people with special...
Three Bristol law firms are celebrating new office moves as the sector continues to look to hybrid working and high-quality sustainable space as key to recruitment and retention. The latest firms to join the long list of relocations in the city are international law firm DAC Beachcroft, national firm...
Law firm Michelmores has strengthened its national corporate team with four new appointments. The four, who all previously worked for Cheltenham firm BPE Solicitors, include Partner Adam Kean, associate Ben Adams, solicitor Harry Jones and paralegal Philippa Kean. Their arrival continues the expansion of the firm’s corporate capability across its Bristol...
Lawyers from the Bristol office of international legal practice Osborne Clarke have advised on the introduction of a $250m (£189m) fund aimed at backing purpose-driven technology founders. Some $100m of the total will act as a seed fund to back 25 early-stage companies while $150m will be a climate-focused...
An associate with legal firm Thrings is helping to shape the future of junior practitioners in the family law sector following her election as co-chair of the national committee of Young Resolution (YRes). Zhenja Cann, pictured, who works in Thrings’ Bristol office, has taken up the role at the...
Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon has become the first law firm to claim legal website RollOnFriday’s prestigious accolade of best place to work for three years in a row. The survey, which has been running for two decades, is widely viewed as the definitive guide to the firms that are happy...
National law firm Excello has made its first move into the Bristol legal market with the appointment of an experienced property dispute resolution specialist based in the city. Sarah Taylor, pictured, has joined the firm from the Bristol head office of Burges Salmon, where she was a senior associate...
Businesses working in the development sector in and around Bristol must learn how to overcome a range of obstacles if they want their schemes to go ahead, an event staged by law firm Thrings’ city office has heard. These include understanding the influence of local and national policies as...
VWV, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has continued its growth with the appointment of two new directors. Emma Herbert has joined as director of business development and marketing while Dave Bloor is the firm’s new director of digital, data and technology. VWV, which has 90 partners and employs 500-plus...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT’s corporate team has advised on a complex investment deal involving a West of England financial advice business which has significantly increased the UK footprint of a major Swedish group. TLT acted for Bath-based Fidelius on its investment by Söderberg & Partners, one of the...
