The merger between Dickinson Dees and Bond Pearce will go ahead from 1 May 2013 after both firms’ partners voted for the deal. Creating a major new Law Firm, Bond Dickinson will have an income of approximately £95m, 1,200 staff and operations in eight UK wide locations. Jonathan Blair,...
Bond Pearce, the West law firm with a major office in Bristol, is to merge with Newcastle-based Dickinson Dees. Confirmation was announced earlier this afternoon. The tie-up, first mooted in September, creates a UK top 30 law firm with combined revenue of around £95m. Bond Pearce has grown its...
West law firm Foot Anstey has strengthened its rapidly-growing Bristol office with the arrival of another new partner. The appointment of regulatory specialist Chris Pritchett headcount to 30 with strategic recruitment set to continue. Chris joins from Bristol rivals Burges Salmon and brings with him a wealth of knowledge...
Bristol law firm TLT has advised management at Rileys, Britain’s biggest chain of snooker and pool clubs, on the sale of the business out of administration to a group of private investors. The move saves more than 625 out of around 760 jobs and means that 78 of the...
A team from leading Bristol law firm Burges Salmon has been named Commercial Team of the Year at the annual British Legal Awards for its stand-out work for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The team supported the NDA through effective collaboration on a trailblazing Target Cost Incentive Fee (TCIF)...
Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke advised long-standing client Unite, the student accommodation specialist also based in the city, on its first retail bond issue. The bonds, launched this week, will have an interest rate of 6.125% and will mature in 2020. They are being offered to the public and are...
Bristol-based international law firm Osborne Clarke and London firm Field Fisher Waterhouse have reached a decision not to pursue merger talks any further. They said the decision was made amicably, with both parties agreeing that the decision was based on the differences between the two firms’ operating models. The...
The Bristol office of law firm Wilsons has been acquired by Michelmores, making the Exeter-based firm the latest to move into the city. The move follows the appointment of nationally-recognised contentious agricultural law experts Peter Williams and Vivienne Williams as partners in Michelmores. Peter and Vivienne, who are not...
Law firm TLT is looking to recruit two legal apprentices to join its 250-strong banking and lender services group in Bristol as part of a new apprenticeship programme run in partnership with specialist providers ILEX Tutorial College (ITC) and Damar Training. Starting in January 2013, the apprentices will receive...
Each week Bristol Business News speaks to a major player in the city’s legal sector. We kick off the series with Tim Summers, co-founder of Bristol boutique law firm Temple Bright, recently named Bristol Law Society Regional Law Firm of the Year. According to Tim, the award – presented...
West law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has helped Bath-based online sex toy retailer Lovehoney secure a deal to sell products inspired by the best-selling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. Partner Graeme Fearon led negotiations for Lovehoney to acquire exclusive world rights outside the Americas...
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has opened its Bristol office – its first outside of the capital and a further boost to Bristol’s reputation as a thriving legal centre. The firm has taken 7,813 sq ft of space on the fifth floor of the recently-completed One Linear Park...
Bristol-based law firm TLT is sponsoring the Playable City Award, a prestigious international arts competition launched by the city’s art and media centre Watershed. The pioneering award is part of Watershed’s exploration into the relationship between art and technology. Applicants are being invited from across the world to create...
