A Bristol technology solicitor is spearheading a national network of young lawyers campaigning to keep Britain in the European Union. Darren Jones, who works in the Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson, is calling on other young lawyers from across the country to join the group’s campaign. ...
Bristol firms can get instant access to an extensive network of business knowledge and skills partners through a new growth hub launched by Business West. The region’s largest business group – and the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – wants the portal to be...
National law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed Tim Rowe as a partner in its Bristol-based property practice. Tim, pictured, joins from TLT Solicitors, where he worked for nearly 10 years and was a partner. He specialises in commercial property with a particular emphasis on large-scale development projects for landowners,...
Drew Nesbitt, a senior associate in Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon’s real estate team, has been appointed as the new regional chairman of an organisation that mentors and encourages the next generation of professionals to become future leaders in the office sector. British Council for Offices (BCO) NextGen also...
National law firm TLT has decided to stay in its Bristol headquarters building, signing a new 10-year lease and kick-starting a major expansion and refurbishment scheme for the landmark One Redcliff Street city centre office block. TLT, which will occupy around 90,000 sq ft on the top floors of...
Bristol’s business community will welcome the Chinese New Year of the Monkey in style with a banquet at one of the city’s top restaurants. The gala banquet has been organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, which works to connect businesses in the Bristol region with businesses...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised global publishing company DVV Media on its acquisition of UK specialist publishing firm Road Transport Media, which owns publications such as Commercial Motor, Motor Transport and Truck & Driver. Hamburg based DVV produces more than 30 B2B publications in the transport and logistics,...
Bristol’s top firms are being urged to enter the region’s most prestigious business competition – accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards. The widely-respected awards are now in their 28th year and previous winners represent the cream of the region’s top companies. The unrivalled awards,...
Two West of England lawyers have been named in the ‘Hot 100’ – the industry’s annual listing of the best in the business. John Westwell, managing partner of regional law firm Foot Anstey, and Bristol-based Osborne Clarke partner Catherine Wolfenden, appear in the list compiled by leading industry title...
Alan Bennett, a partner at West of England law firm Ashfords, has become the new for the South West & Wales chair of R3, the insolvency trade body. In his new role Alan, pictured, a partner in Ashfords’ restructuring and insolvency team, will provide support to R3 members in...
The first TEDx talks at the University of the West of England (UWE) are being staged tomorrow by the Student Union with 10 guest speakers sharing their ideas on the topic of The Innovative Attitude. The speakers – who range from academics conducting ground-breaking research at UWE to those...
Law firm Temple Bright, which has offices in Bristol and London, has advised Hackajob, a technology recruitment business backed by the leading accelerator Techstars London, on a second round of financing led by Downing Ventures and including Mayor Boris Johnson’s London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF). Launched in November 2014, Hackajob...
Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise is advising record numbers of aspiring entrepreneurs as new figures reveal the city has become a hotbed for start-up businesses. The not-for-profit body, which has helped thousands launch successful ventures, has had to double the number of free Thinking about Business workshops it...
