Bristol-based law firm Barcan+Kirby has appointed four new trainee solicitors as it continues to strengthen its offering to businesses, families and individuals. Clare Boulton, Jamie Lodge, Harvey Rainey and Aishah Din, pictured, started their contracts with the firm, which has five offices across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, last month....
Bristol’s top lawyers, law firms and support teams are preparing to go head-to-head in Bristol Law Society’s annual awards scheme. The flagship black-tie event, which this year takes place on November 2, acts as a showcase for the excellence of the legal profession in the city. The 14 awards...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has set itself the ambitious target of having 35% ethnic minority representation in its early career roles within seven years. The firm said the move was aimed at eliminating barriers to entry into the legal profession for aspiring ethnic minority lawyers and to improve...
National law firm Ashfords has appointed Nick Wrigley as its new chief financial officer, based in its Bristol office. Nick, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of international law firm DAC Beachcroft, where he spent nearly seven years as director of finance. He has a wealth of experience in...
The corporate team at Foot Anstey, the national law firm with an office in Bristol, has supported fast-growing specialist healthcare software client Agilio on its latest two acquisitions. The takeovers take to six the total number that Foot Anstey has advised Agilio on in just over two years. Sheffield-based Agilio,...
The corporate group at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised energy transition company Pulse Clean Energy on its acquisition of a battery energy storage system. The acquisition of the 99MW system in Hampshire will help advance London-based Pulse Clean Energy’s pipeline of battery energy storage system projects...
A record number of promotions have been made by law firm Thrings as it continues to strengthen its teams at all levels. As well as six new partners, its latest promotions round also includes 10 new senior associates and six associates in a move the firm said reflected its plan...
National law firm Foot Anstey has recruited a non-executive director whose experience spans the legal, financial and tech sectors to support its ambitious growth goals. Jason Haines, pictured, joins the firm, which has an office in Bristol, after recently retiring from ‘magic circle’ law firm Allen & Overy. During...
A Bristol-based specialist law firm which a year ago was described as one of the fastest growing in the region has been sold out of administration in a deal that has secured the future of 46 jobs. Personal injury firm Lysander Law was hit hard by reforms to whiplash...
Bristol-headquartered TLT has been named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023 – the third year in a row it has topped the main category in a major legal sector awards scheme. TLT previously landed the Firm of the Year title at The Lawyer Awards...
UWE Bristol has appointed Dr Konstantinos (Kos) Siliafis as the new dean and head of Bristol Law School. Kos, pictured, was previously director of Law and Politics at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has also lectured law at Aberystwyth University, where he gained a Doctorate in Philosophy and Law in 2015. His research...
The fintech team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on the launch of a first-of-its-kind money saving app that rewards commitment and community. Founded with the belief that ‘saving is freedom’, the Communion app, which shares its name with the firm behind it, seeks to tackle...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is advising a cultivated meat producer that is offering a potentially game-changing approach to sustainable pork as it scales up and moves towards commercialisation. Uncommon Bio, formerly called Highersteaks, was founded in Bristol in 2017 and is now based in Cambridge. It...
