Bristol business leaders will get a chance to hear the thoughts of former Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable on the economy post-Brexit when he visits the city. The former senior Liberal Democrat MP, pictured, will be in conversation with the Institute of Directors’ chief economist James Sproule at the...
The cream of Bristol’s legal firms and individual lawyers will be recognised next month at the region’s most prestigious legal awards. Twelve categories will be hotly contested at the annual Bristol Law Society Awards, ranging from Law Student of the Year, to Team of the Year and Law Firm...
Innovative law firm Temple Bright, launched in Bristol in 2010, this week added three new partners – taking its total number of partners to 51 and passing the half-century mark for the first time. The new partners take up roles in real estate, pensions and financial services. Temple Bright’s...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey has appointed Paul Sankey as a partner in its clinical negligence group, further expanding its offering across the areas of clinical negligence, mental capacity and personal injury. Paul, pictured, joins Foot Anstey’s Bristol office from a leading London firm Slater and Gordon, where he led...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has retained 11 of its 12 autumn qualifiers – a 92% retention rate - with five qualifying into its Bristol office. Six other qualifiers will be based in its Thames Valley and London offices. Lara Flynn, 23, and a former Cardiff University student, qualifies into the...
Bristol’s largest legal firms and top lawyers have been praised by The Legal 500, the respected independent guide to the sector. The annual report traditionally focuses on the duopoly of the city’s two largest firms – Burges Salmon and Osborne Clarke – both of which have maintained their strong...
Bristol-based provider of cloud unified communications Applicable has been acquired by a UK subsidiary of one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing firms in the sector. The cross-border deal involved French firm Arkadin, which is owned by NTT Communications Corporation of Japan, taking over Applicable, which has a US...
Students starting at the Law Clinic in Bristol are to be supported by senior lawyers and trainee solicitors from international legal practice Osborne Clarke’s city office. The partnership between the clinic the firm – which has its roots in Bristol – comes at a time of significant growth for...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised on the complex sale of one of the UK’s largest solar farms, underpinning its strength in the renewables sector. The firm’s energy & renewables team worked with WELink Energy Investments (UK) and Project Blue Sky Limited (PBSL) on the disposal of their 61MW Swindon...
Bristol lawyers once again make up the lion’s share of the regional table of leading individuals named by the Legal 500, the respected annual guide to the UK’s legal firms and individuals. These individuals are regarded as the ‘go-to’ lawyers in their field and many appear on the list every...
Bristol has been chosen as one of only three places in England to host a free one-day national roadshow of seminars and workshops aimed at helping smaller business owners. The events, staged by Britain’s biggest business representation group, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), will give practical advice and...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan is taking on its largest number of graduate trainees and apprentices for seven years as its growth continues. Eleven graduate trainees and three apprentices are joining the firm this month in Bristol and across its offices in Birmingham, Leeds and London. A further...
Major law firms with offices in Bristol have outperformed their London ‘magic circle’ counterparts in a survey gauging standards of service delivery. International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which was founded in Bristol and has around 400 staff at its Temple Quay office, is number two in the national ranking...
