Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke is in merger talks with London-based Field Fisher Waterhouse which potentially could create a top 20 firm with revenues of nearly £200m. Sources close to the talks described them as being at an “early stage”. Field Fisher Waterhouse was recently linked with rival City...
Bristol-based law firm Bond Pearce has recruited Esther Kiddle as an associate in its energy and environment experience practice. Esther joins from Burges Salmon where she previously worked with Bond Pearce’s new head of the environment practice, Georgie Messent. Esther, pictured, specialises in regulatory and contractual advice to waste,...
Fast-growing Bristol law firm Temple Bright has added property specialist Richard Spencer to its practice – the 15th partner to join the firm since its 2010 launch. Richard, who specialises in commercial and residential property investment and development work, was previously a partner and head of department at Cheltenham...
Bristol law firm Bond Pearce has confirmed it is in merger talks with Dickinson Dees, based in Newcastle. A tie-up between the two would create a UK top 30 law firm with combined revenue of around £94m. Bond Pearce has grown its Bristol office over the past decade to...
Pieminister, the fast-growing Bristol-based pie producer, has secured a substantial four-acre site in Westbury on Trym from the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The north Bristol site is already home to Pieminister's kitchens, where it has been producing its widely-popular products since 2007. The deal paves the way...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised Triodos Renewables, also based in the city and the UK’s most widely-owned renewable energy company, on its £8m share offer to finance its next stage of growth. Triodos Renewables already operates seven on-shore wind farms and a hydro electric scheme. The additional capital...
Bristol law firm Temple Bright recently advised OpalTec International on its purchase of Gloucester Ski & Snowboard Centre for an undisclosed sum. OpalTec, also based in Bristol, is the firm behind Weston-super-Mare’s ambitious £50m Leisuredome project. Over the coming months it will unveil its plans for the Gloucester dry...
Bristol lawyer Jo Darlington is among the first in the country to receive official approval by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) in recognition for her dedication to helping those who have suffered life-changing brain injuries. Jo, pictured, associate and head of serious injury in law firm Irwin...
Bristol law firm VWV has further expanded its corporate team with the appointment of Martin Reid as its ninth corporate partner. The firm, formerly Veale Wasbrough Vizards, already has one of the largest and most-experienced corporate law teams in the region and is now expanding into London, where Martin...
More than a quarter of South West law firms are at risk of going out of business over the next year as they face the combined challenges of the impact of the recession and the introduction of far-reaching reforms. The warning comes from R3, the trade body for insolvency...
West law firm Foot Anstey has doubled the size of its office in Bristol in just 10 months. The firm opened the office in Victoria Street to meet the demand of its growing national client base last year. It now has 35 staff including nine newly-recruited partners from national...
Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke has completed its mergers with SLA Studio Legale Associato of Italy and Spanish firm Osborne Clarke Spain to create a 550-lawyer, 145-partner international firm with combined revenues of €150m (£118m), Osborne Clarke is now a single international firm focused on delivering high-quality legal services...
Bristol law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards today confirmed it is in talks with Hewitsons, which has offices in Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Northampton, about a possible merger. The discussions are seen by both as a positive move designed to deliver on each firm’s strategy for growth. Both firms have...
