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Renewable energy adviser Everoze looking to power more growth by harnessing new technologies

September 16, 2022
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Renewable energy adviser Everoze looking to power more growth by harnessing new technologies

Everoze Partners, the Bristol-based adviser in the renewables, storage, green hydrogen and wider energy flexibility sectors, is targeting further expansion after growing dramatically over its seven-year lifespan. Founded by six partners in 2015 and with its largest office in Bristol’s Queen Square, the business now has a 75-strong-and-growing workforce...

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Growth on the cards for Bristol legal services firm after its acquisition by major US group

September 16, 2022
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Growth on the cards for Bristol legal services firm after its acquisition by major US group

A Bristol business supplying office, admin and secretarial support services to the UK and European legal sector is to expand after being taken over by global group. Since its launch 20 years ago Intelligent Office has grown to employ more than 800 people working across 60-plus client sites and...

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Osborne Clarke backs pledge to scrap paper files in court cases as it adopts ambitious green strategy

September 16, 2022
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Osborne Clarke backs pledge to scrap paper files in court cases as it adopts ambitious green strategy

International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which has a major Bristol office, has committed to an environmental pledge that could signal the end of the huge bundles of paper files traditionally used in many court cases. The firm’s disputes and risk practice group has signed the Greener Litigation Pledge, committing...

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Post-pandemic flexible working culture behind double-digit revenue growth, says Clarke Willmott CEO

September 16, 2022
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Post-pandemic flexible working culture behind double-digit revenue growth, says Clarke Willmott CEO

The CEO of national law firm Clarke Willmott has hailed a post-pandemic culture “built on flexible, collaborative and supportive working” in helping it achieve a 12% rise in annual revenues. The firm, which has a major office in Bristol, earned revenues of £59.6m in its 2021/22 financial year.  CEO...

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Temple Bright delivers on purchase of 574-bed Liverpool student accommodation development

September 16, 2022
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Temple Bright delivers on purchase of 574-bed Liverpool student accommodation development

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised on the purchase of a major student accommodation scheme in Liverpool. The deal builds on Temple Bright’s recent experience on a similar rescue from administration of the nearby Aura student accommodation project, with the firm saying it further demonstrates its...

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Foot Anstey’s Bristol office welcomes seven new arrivals from firm’s latest cohort of trainees

September 15, 2022
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An intake of 13 new trainees has been welcomed by national law Foot Anstey to launch their legal careers across three of its locations. Its Bristol office will be the base for Billy Blackall, James Collard, Ffion Davies, Greg Humphries, Ben Kay, Clara Pike-Siew and Oliver Toomey.  Jake Christopherson,...

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Burges Salmon private wealth advisor named among up-and-coming stars of the sector

September 14, 2022
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Burges Salmon private wealth advisor named among up-and-coming stars of the sector

A senior associate from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon’s tax, trusts, and family team has been recognised as a rising star of the private wealth sector for the second year running. Ronnie Myers is named among eprivateclient’s Top 35 Under 35, the definitive and original list of the...

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Chance for firms to be ahead of the herd as unicorn sculptures head to Bristol for next charity arts trail

September 9, 2022
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Chance for firms to be ahead of the herd as unicorn sculptures head to Bristol for next charity arts trail

Bristol firms are being offer the chance to take part in the city’s next public sculpture trail by sponsoring one of 50 unicorns that will be sited around the city next year. The project, which follows the highly successful Wow! Gorillas of 2011 and the two Gromit Unleashed trails...

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TLT hails ‘monumental step forward’ as its industry-leading net zero pledge gains official validation

September 9, 2022
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TLT hails ‘monumental step forward’ as its industry-leading net zero pledge gains official validation

An ambitious commitment by Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 has been officially verified. TLT, which employs round 1,200 people across six offices, described the recognition by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as a “monumental step forward in the...

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Appetite for ‘in-person’ meetings rather than via Zoom leads Devon law firm to open an office in Bristol

September 7, 2022
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Appetite for ‘in-person’ meetings rather than via Zoom leads Devon law firm to open an office in Bristol

A law firm from Devon with a history dating back to 1847 is to open a base in Bristol after saying it has identified a gap in the city’s legal market for face-to-face advice. Tavistock-headquartered Chilcotts Law, whose services span company law, commercial property and residential conveyancing to Lasting...

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Foot Anstey team helps Italian aerospace group gain national security approval for UK takeover

September 6, 2022
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Foot Anstey team helps Italian aerospace group gain national security approval for UK takeover

National law firm Foot Anstey has worked with Italian aviation group Magnaghi Aeronautica Group on its acquisition of a UK specialist in manufacturing components and supplier of surface treatments for the aerospace industry, including receiving national security clearance. Magnaghi, which is headquartered in Naples, said the takeover of Gloucestershire-based Five...

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Burges Salmon welcomes back top tech lawyer as a consultant in its Bristol technology practice

September 6, 2022
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Burges Salmon welcomes back top tech lawyer as a consultant in its Bristol technology practice

Technology lawyer Martin Cuell has been appointed as a consultant by Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon in a move that takes him back to the national law firm after just over a decade. Martin, pictured, previously spent nearly 13 years at Burges Salmon as a senior associate before moving to Foot...

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FSB launches annual awards scheme to showcase region’s top small and medium-sized firms

September 6, 2022
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FSB launches annual awards scheme to showcase region’s top small and medium-sized firms

The search is on again to find the South West’s best and brightest small companies as Britain’s biggest business representation group launches its annual awards. The FSB’s (Federation of Small Businesses) Celebrating Small Business Awards showcase small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the region and are open to...

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