Legal

Top three places for two Bristol legal heavyweights again in global clean energy league table

July 7, 2023
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Top three places for two Bristol legal heavyweights again in global clean energy league table

Two Bristol-headquartered law firms have again been ranked as the world’s second and third most-active advisers on clean energy deals – although this year they have swapped places. TLT is in second place for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the Clean Energy Legal League Tables 2023 – taking...

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Foot Anstey gets on board with The Wave as it harnesses power of tech and renewable energy

July 7, 2023
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Foot Anstey gets on board with The Wave as it harnesses power of tech and renewable energy

The Wave, the pioneering inland surfing lake on Bristol’s doorstep, has appointed national law firm Foot Anstey to support it by advising on a range of legal matters. The first of its kind when it opened in 2019, The Wave was born out of a passion for technology, nature...

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Ashfords bolsters its real estate team with appointment of experienced senior associate

July 6, 2023
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Ashfords bolsters its real estate team with appointment of experienced senior associate

Commercial property lawyer Mark Forsey has joined national firm Ashfords’ real estate team as it expands its investment and asset management practice. Mark, pictured, arrives as a senior associate from Stephens Scown in Exeter, where he spent 12 years in a number of roles. He has a wealth of...

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Bristol’s lawyers-turned-rockers on song as the Legal Battle of the Bands makes a welcome comeback

June 30, 2023
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Bristol’s lawyers-turned-rockers on song as the Legal Battle of the Bands makes a welcome comeback

Five bands made up of individuals from across Bristol’s legal sector belted out the hits last night as the city’s Legal Battle of the Bands made a welcome return. Stranger Thrings, Out of Office, The Mighty Rufus, OC/DC and The Narrow Keys took to the stage at The Fleece...

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Top award for healthtech firm on a mission to improve the lives of stroke patients

June 30, 2023
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Top award for healthtech firm on a mission to improve the lives of stroke patients

A healthtech business revolutionising stroke rehabilitation has won the Best Elevator Pitch at incubator SETsquared Bristol’s Tech-Xpo 2023 showcase. SoleSense uses shoe sensors and a real-time biofeedback app to provide personalised digital physiotherapy to stroke patients. The firm, which fought off strong competition from nine other SETsquared-based businesses to claim...

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Recognition for two Bristol law firms’ commitment to achieving workplace gender equality

June 30, 2023
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Recognition for two Bristol law firms’ commitment to achieving workplace gender equality

Two of Bristol’s largest law firms have been named in a major new report for their continued commitment and achievements in addressing gender inequality in the workplace. Burges Salmon and TLT have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 – the UK’s most highly...

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Clarke Willmott appoints Bristol partner to lead its retail and leisure services team

June 28, 2023
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Clarke Willmott appoints Bristol partner to lead its retail and leisure services team

A partner in the Bristol office of Clarke Willmott has been made head of its retail and leisure sector team just a year after joining the national law firm. Experienced commercial property lawyer Amanda French, pictured, specialises in portfolio management and store development programmes for multi-national retail businesses. She...

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Bristol older people’s charity to be supported by city office of Womble Bond Dickinson

June 27, 2023
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Bristol older people’s charity to be supported by city office of Womble Bond Dickinson

Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has selected Alive Activities, the Bristol organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life of older people and their carers, as the charity partner of its office in the city. Alive Activities will be supported through fundraising and volunteering as well as raising awareness...

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Burges Salmon welcomes former Slaughter and May senior counsel to its employment team

June 27, 2023
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Burges Salmon welcomes former Slaughter and May senior counsel to its employment team

The employment law team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been boosted with the arrival of Katherine Flower as a partner. Katherine, pictured, joins from international law firm Slaughter and May’s London office, where she worked for nearly 17 years as an associate and then senior counsel. ...

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Award signals bright future for Bristol Uni spin-out aiming to slash the cost of growing cells in labs

June 23, 2023
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Award signals bright future for Bristol Uni spin-out aiming to slash the cost of growing cells in labs

A biotech business launched by a University of Bristol academic that uses soundwaves to move cells in petri dishes has won £10,000 and a year’s membership of the city’s acclaimed SETsquared tech incubator. Impulsonics’ patented technology makes growing cells in the lab cheaper, faster and more reliable by automating...

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Long-term success of Bristol’s tech sector at risk from local politicians’ ‘lack of interest’, report warns

June 23, 2023
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Long-term success of Bristol’s tech sector at risk from local politicians’ ‘lack of interest’, report warns

A lack of interest among the West of England’s politicians in its tech sector, despite its strength, is holding it back compared to other regions, according to a major new report. At the same time, the government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda is steering funding towards parts of the country with strong...

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Temple Bright team works with water industry specialist Northavon Group’s shareholders on its sale

June 23, 2023
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Temple Bright team works with water industry specialist Northavon Group’s shareholders on its sale

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised the owners of water industry specialist the Northavon Group of companies on its sale to fast-growing engineering group OCU. The Midsomer Norton-based Northavon Group primarily operates in the water sector in the South of England and South Wales. It provides...

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Cushty! Ashfords’ IP team lands top award for Only Fools & Horses copyright case

June 23, 2023
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Cushty! Ashfords’ IP team lands top award for Only Fools & Horses copyright case

Success in a landmark court case featuring characters from TV comedy classic Only Fools and Horses has earned national law firm Ashfords’ intellectual property disputes team a major award. The team represented Shazam Productions, which owns the copyright in the scripts for the much-loved sitcom, in legal proceedings brought...

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