Unseen, the Bristol-based charity supporting victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, has been selected by the city office of national law firm Clarke Willmott as its charity of the year. Unseen was chosen from a shortlist of four worthy causes, winning a staff ballot by a clear margin....
Bristol-based legal costs specialists Paragon Costs Solutions has promoted Claire Bullock to the newly-created position of legal director. Claire, pictured, is an experienced costs lawyer who formed Paragon with managing director Nick Lee in 2011. She will now assume greater responsibility for the firm’s growth by continuing to develop...
The £1bn devolution deal and the West of England combined authority formed by it would increase control and resources for business including: Integrated and locally relevant inward investment and trade services, led by Invest in Bristol & Bath Support for developing the West of England Growth Hub Increased support...
Bristol businesses are being urged to give their views on the West of England devolution proposal, which would bring extra powers to the area along with additional funding worth up to £1bn. Business organisations in the region, including the Institute of Directors (IoD), CBI, FSB and Business West have...
Three of Bristol’s largest law firms have been named among the sector’s top employers in a prestigious annual survey. Ashfords, Burges Salmon and Clarke Willmott appear alongside six other major firms in Legal Week’s 2016 Best Employers Report. The survey measures what employees in UK law firms think about...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon today hailed its sixth consecutive year of sustained growth as proof that remaining independent in a fiercely competitive market pays off. Turnover for the year to April 30 increased by 8.2% to £87.4m with profit per equity partner (PEP) up by 7% to £523,000. Burges...
Merger and acquisition activity in the South West climbed by 4.3% in the first half of this year as the economy continued to recover and cash-rich businesses hit the takeover trail. However, the total value of 267 deals was down 15% at £3.08bn against the same period in 2015....
Annual net profits, revenue and staffing have all increased at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan as a result of growth in its private sector work as well as from its core public sector clients. Revenue increased by 8% to £37.7m while net profits grew by 9%. Profit per...
M4 corridor law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, is to open a base in Southampton as part of its ambitious expansion plans to address changes in the legal market. The new office, which opens in October, will initially focus on agriculture, landed estates and private client...
UWE Bristol has named its flagship development in the West of England University Enterprise Zone as Future Works ahead of it opening next month. The 4,100 sq m innovation centre will sit at the core of the zone – one of the first enterprise zones linked to a university...
Robert Bourns, a partner at Bristol-headquartered TLT, has been appointed president of The Law Society of England & Wales, representing 166,000 solicitors. A highly respected figure in legal circles in Bristol and nationally, Robert, pictured, joined The Law Society Council in 2011 and was elected deputy vice president three...
Regional law firm Thrings has continued to expand its private client tax planning and trusts offering with the appointment of experienced legal and tax professional Stephen Horton. Stephen, pictured, joins the firm as a senior executive, having previously worked for estate administration service providers Kings Court Trust in Bath....
The bitter EU referendum campaign and fears over its outcome hit Bristol firms’ confidence and impacted on the wider economy even before the result to leave was announced, according to the latest survey by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. On all major indicators, the poll of more...
