Law firm DWF, which has an office in Bristol, has posted a 57.5% increase in half-year revenues to £93.6m. Nearly 90% of the increase came from its merger with Fishburns and its acquisition of Cobbetts. The deals, which both took place in February, created a top-25 firm with 984...
Half-year revenues at Bristol-headquartered international law firm Osborne Clarke have risen by 12% to nearly £60m, it reported today. The firm, which also has UK offices in London and the Thames Valley as well as bases around the world, said it was now on track to financial targets set...
Up to 50 jobs could be axed at Bristol law firm Lyons Davidson as major changes to the civil litigation system take effect. Managing partner Mark Savill said in a statement: “The cost pressures that come from the fee and rule changes require us to operate our core personal...
Further growth at law firm DAC Beachcroft is on the cards following the agreement of a four-year £40m finance package with the Bristol-based teams at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking and HSBC Commercial Bank. DAC Beachcroft last week snapped up the entire volume claims and catastrophic insurance teams of smaller...
In one of the biggest legal sector moves of its kind for years in Bristol, Morgan Cole is transferring its entire volume claims and catastrophic insurance teams to larger rival DAC Beachcroft’s Bristol office. DAC Beachcroft said the team would transfer by Tupe, although it did not specify which...
Bristol’s Guildhall Chambers has received record results in the latest edition of Chambers UK Bar Guide – the Bar’s ‘bible’ and a much-used reference tool – with 84 rankings in 10 different practice areas. As one of the highest-performing UK sets, Guildhall achieved 20th position in the top 50...
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed an experienced partner to its Bristol office’s serious injury team as part of its expansion strategy. James Davies, pictured, joins from Thompsons where he was national coordinator for serious injuries. He acts for children and adults with serious injuries, specialising in claims...
Businesses operating overseas, and particularly new entrants to international markets, need to protect themselves against bribery and corruption, a top West forensic accountant will warn at an exporting event next week. David Alexander, partner at Bristol-based business advisers Smith & Williamson, will say that even if a firm is...
West law firm Follett Stock, which until recently had an office in Bristol, has been closed down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) following the appointment of liquidators earlier this week. The SRA said it made the move “in order to protect the interests of clients (or former or...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey has continued to invest in its rapidly-growing Bristol office by recruiting two top legal specialists. Deborah Carrivick joins from Bristol rival Burges Salmon where she has spent the last 15 years specialising in high-value tax and trust work while construction law expert Fran Button returns...
Bristol’s top lawyers have been recognised in the annual Chambers guide – often viewed as the sector’s ‘bible’ and a reference tool for businesses buying in legal services. The best firms and individual lawyers across more than 70 different practice areas are highlighted in the publication which is based...
Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke has opened an office in New York as it seeks to grow its overseas business and strengthen its offering in the digital technologies. The office is in Soho, regarded as the heart of the city’s creative and digital district. Osborne Clarke is known for...
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...
