Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his Autumn Statement and Spending Review. These are the main points: Chancellor says five years ago UK economy was in crisis. Debt will fall this year. £12bn of welfare savings will be delivered in full. Britain has grown faster than any other G7 countries...
Strong growth in international markets has lifted revenues at Bristol-headquartered global law firm Osborne Clarke, it announced today. According to the firm’s half-year results, its international business achieved a 25% increase in revenue to €111m (£77.6m). UK first-half turnover increased by 14% to £54.6m. The firm employs around 400...
Bristol law students’ work in assisting benefit claimants wrongly declared fit for employment has helped secure a nomination for a national award. Students from UWE Bristol and the University of Law have been volunteering at the Avon & Bristol Law Centre advising claimants challenging changes made to their disability...
Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his much-anticipated Autumn Statement next Wednesday – and once again Bristol Business News will be the number one media outlet for authoritative live news, analysis and comment. Our team of experienced business journalists will highlight the key measures that are likely to impact on...
Bristol law firm’s Pink Book – the legal ‘bible’ for landowners and farmers – has become available online for the first time. The detailed reference guide covers topics as diverse as buying, selling and developing farmland, estate planning, trusts and partnerships, planning and employment law. There is guidance on...
Tim Illston, a partner at Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon, was today appointed as the new Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bristol. Tim, pictured, has taken over from the previous Honorary Consul Ann Newby, who is retiring. He was sworn in at a ceremony –...
Innovative law firm Temple Bright has been instructed by a key London market insurer in connection with the defence of a £4m professional negligence claim against an architect, contract administrator, quantity surveyor and contractor concerning more than two thousand allegedly defective windows in two large local authority buildings in...
Christine Bunting, director at specialist law firm Hyphen, which has a base in Bristol, has received one of Prime Minister David Cameron’s Points of Light awards, which recognise outstanding volunteers who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. Christine gained the accolade through her work with...
Graduate and junior surveyors from across the South West will have the opportunity to pick up useful tips and practical advice from legal experts at regional commercial law firm Thrings’ latest commercial property seminar. Members of Thrings’ commercial property team will discuss a range of topics facing post-qualified experience...
Expert advice on investing in a green and clean way will be on offer at a seminar in Bristol next week – the latest in a series of events looking at ethical investments in the city. Stockbrokers Beaufort Securities’ Bristol office is staging the Bristol Green Investment Forum with...
A leading lawyer at regional law firm Foot Anstey has been elected as one of two deputy chairs of an international organisation with 20,000 members in nearly 100 countries. Patricia Wass, pictured, a specialist in private client law, has been selected by members of the Society of Trust and...
Bristol-based patent and trade mark attorney firm Haseltine Lake has promoted Magnus Johnston and Patrick Chapman to partners – bringing its number of partners to 24. Magnus, pictured right, is part of the firm’s chemistry and life sciences team and specialises in pharmaceutical, petrochemical and materials chemistry. He is...
Bristol headquartered national law firm TLT has re-jigged its management team, with real estate head Andrew Glynn becoming its new senior partner and energy & renewables sector leader Maria Connolly taking over as real estate head. Long-standing senior partner Robert Bourns, pictured, steps down in advance of taking up...
