Confidence among professional services firms is at its highest for more than two decades with most planning to increase spending on recruitment, marketing and IT next year, according to a new survey. Some 99% of respondents to accountancy firm Smith & Williamson’s annual professional practices survey said they were...
Commercial law firm Thrings’ Bristol office has led on the sale of Somerset-based grain trader and farmer-owned business Wessex Grain to a UK subsidiary of German agri-group BayWa. The Thrings team was headed by Bristol-based corporate partner Mike Tomlin, pictured, with John Richardson and Jonathan Morris, corporate partners in...
The corporate deals market has bounced back in the South West and is on course for its strongest year since 2010, according to an analysis of recent mergers and acquisitions published by accountancy firm Grant Thornton. Some 142 deals – ranging from acquisitions to management buyouts and flotations –...
Commercial law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has completed the sale of Avonmouth-based builders’ merchants Ashmead Building Supplies to Bradfords, one of the industry’s largest operators. Ashmead, which also has a branch in Devon, has been trading for more than 35 years and specialises in supplying...
Marguarita Tyne, a personal injury partner in law firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office, has been appointed to the AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) specialist clinical negligence panel. AvMA works with patients injured as a result of medical mistakes and its panel is made up of highly experienced specialists who...
The CBI welcomed the spending review’s commitment to longer-term investment in the economy but said there was a sting in the tail in the size and scope of the £3m apprenticeship levy. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “Businesses will be pleased to see the Chancellor staying the course on deficit...
Bristol business experts have given a broadly upbeat reaction to this week’s Autumn Statement and Spending Review. James Durie, pictured below, chief executive of Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative – part of Business West – said it contained some positive news for the city-region. “Once again the ‘builder’...
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 –...
