Two of Bristol’s most respected private client lawyers have quit city legal heavyweight Osborne Clarke to join smaller rival Bond Dickinson, taking their teams with them. The surprise departure of high-profile private client and charity law partner Mark Woodward and property partner Robert Drewett – plus their associated teams...
Bristol will have a bright economic future if it harnesses the innovation of its key sectors and the talents of its skilled workforce and also markets itself effectively, a major conference heard this week. But it needs to overcome some serious issues, particularly around transport, and it needs to...
Osborne Clarke and Gregg Latchams scooped the law firms of the year titles at this year’s Bristol Law Society annual awards dinner staged last night. Osborne Clark – one Bristol’s ‘big two’ firms – won the award for Law Firm of the Year with more than 15 partners sponsored...
Bristol law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards has taken over niche London property practice George Carter in a move that further strengthens its City office. George Carter specialises in commercial and residential property. Its three partners, two lawyers and four support staff will now be based in VWV’s London office in...
Specialist property law firm Hoffman Male is experiencing a large increase in the numbers of homebuyers contacting its Bristol office to take advantage of the Government’s controversial Help-to-Buy schemes, which aim to encourage buyers back into the market. The NewBuy scheme, launched in March last year, offers Government loans...
Bristol’s legal market has been dominated by more mergers and new arrivals as its firms are increasingly challenged by highly-competitive conditions, according to the latest Legal 500 published this week. The annual directory, one of the definitive guides to the UK legal sector, says the regional market experienced “another...
Every year the Legal 500 identifies the leading individuals among Bristol’s law firms. This year it has highlighted: Omar Al-Nuaimi - Osborne Clarke (Banking and finance) Neil Baker – Clarke Willmott (Planning) Alan Barr – Burges Salmon (Corporate and commercial) Michael Bothamley – DAC Beachcroft (Commercial property) Andrew Braithwaite...
The Legal 500 analyses firms by sector to identify the top players in each practice area. Here are its findings in the key Bristol sectors of technology, media and telecoms; commercial property and finance. TMT (technology, media and telecoms), IT and telecoms Burges Salmon advises blue-chip clients on large-scale...
Innovative law firm Temple Bright has delivered the first significant deal out of its new London office in the high-growth Tech City area of Shoreditch. Fittingly, it is a tech-driven transaction: brand engagement agency FM Group has acquired the Shoreditch app and web developer Red C for an undisclosed...
The latest developments in the low carbon sector and their significance for Bristol’s burgeoning green sector will be highlighted at an event staged later today in the city. Staged by Low Carbon South West and hosted by accountants Smith & Williamson, the event will have a particular focus on...
Lawyers at Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a major office in Bristol, have advised long-standing client Piper Private Equity on its £8m investment in designer swim and leisurewear brand Orlebar Brown. The deal is the latest by Piper in a series of investments in fast-growing fashion, retail...
Planning lawyers at Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a major office in Bristol, have helped global renewable energy firm RES win development consent for a biomass power station in Northumberland. The scheme is the first of its kind to be granted a development consent order by Energy...
Bristol-based lawyers and accountants have advised on the £11m acquisition of Gloucestershire medical technology firm Leonhard Lang (UK) by the healthcare business of Irish group DCC. Mark Naughton and Chris Burgess of Grant Thornton’s Bristol corporate finance team advised Leonhard Lang (UK) on the sale, with tax experts Mike...
