Bristol law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) and Hewitsons have called off their merger plans. In a joint statement issued this afternoon they confirmed discussions have now ended after more than six months. VWV and Hewitsons, which has offices in Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Northampton, confirmed the talks last...
Trainee lawyers at West law firm Foot Anstey have chosen The Dame Hannah Rogers Trust and Age UK as the charities they will support this year. The 12 trainees are required to play a lead role in the firm’s busy calendar of corporate social responsibility activities as part of...
Bristol law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards has strengthened its nationally-recognised education team with the appointment of Alice Reeve. Alice, pictured, specialises in employment law, working predominantly with independent schools, academies and other educational institutions. She was previously a partner at Cheltenham and Reading firm Rickerbys, where she led the...
Temple Bright, the fast-growing Bristol law firm, has added construction law specialist Doug Masson to its practice as a partner. Mr Masson joins from top 25 UK firm SNR Denton, where he was a partner. He trained in the City of London and was subsequently a partner in the...
Two of the West’s leading law firms, Harrison Clark and Rickerbys, have announced plans to merge, marking a further consolidation of the regional legal market. The firms have signed heads of agreement on the move, which, with continued growth, is expected to put the combined operation among the UK’s...
Bristol-headquartered TLT has beaten all the UK’s major law firms, including the ‘magic circle’ of City-based international firms, to rank number one for client satisfaction. The firm took top spot in the table compiled by trade magazine Legal Week which gauged the views of 1,204 of the UK’s largest...
Patricia Wass, a specialist wealth and succession lawyer at West law firm Foot Anstey, has become England & Wales regional committee chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Patricia, pictured, was selected after serving as regional deputy chair at STEP, the worldwide professional association for practitioners...
West law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has launched an integrated human resources service to help ease some of the biggest employment headaches faced by small firms. Thrings HR will support clients in areas such as disciplinary investigations, grievance hearings, individual redundancy consultations, performance management and...
Bristol law firm TLT has advised on the sale of UK electronic products distributor Rapid Electronics to German group CONRAD Electronic, one of Europe’s leading electronics mail order retailers. Following the deal, Rapid Electronics’ Colchester base will act as the headquarters for Hirschau, Bavaria, based CONRAD’s expansion into the...
Nine couples made up of lawyers and staff from Bristol law firm Burges Salmon have raised more than £28,500 by taking to the dancefloor for the firm’s charity of the year, Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal. They took part in a ‘dance off’ at the firm’s showpiece head office...
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...
