A “forward-thinking approach” to supporting mortgage lenders has earned Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT a major award. The firm’s approach, which included supporting the growth and development of the green mortgage market, landed it the title of Best Law Firm at the Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards 2022. The awards,...
The corporate team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon are celebrating advising on deals totalling more than £2.5bn last year, despite challenges posed by the pandemic. The firm’s corporate deals review for 2021 highlights its success in completing transactions across a wide range of sectors and for businesses...
Nicole Kruger, an associate director in the health care team at property agency Avison Young’s Bristol office, has become a member of the Bristol Property Inclusion Commission, the body on a mission to widen representation in the sector. The Commission supports the implementation of the Bristol Property Inclusion Charter,...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has advised the shareholders of long-standing client, solar energy company Innova Energy, on its sale to investor Elm Trading. The sale to London-based Elm, whose interests include property and forestry as well as renewable energy, concludes a long-term strategy at London and Cheltenham-based Innova...
National law firm Bevan Brittan, which has an office in Bristol, has been reappointed to a legal framework used by more than 220 public bodies ranging from local authorities and NHS trusts to police authorities and national parks. Bevan Brittan is one of just 10 law firms appointed to...
Bristol’s Burges Salmon has been named as the country’s best law firm to work in by legal website RollOnFriday – with four other city-based firms in the Top 10. Burges Salmon, which employs 800 people in its Bristol HQ and London and Edinburgh offices, took the top spot out...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, has become the first client-servicing solicitors’ practice to gain accreditation for best practice in the credit management industry. The CICMQ quality accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) provides formal recognition for the firm’s commitment to...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon’s head of private wealth has been named as one of the UK’s leading advisers for the second time in two years. Beatrice Puoti, pictured, appears in the latest eprivateclient 50 Most Influential table, which recognises the key figures in the sector who provide the...
A legal expert on issues around decarbonisation and low carbon energy has been appointed by international law firm Osborne Clarke as energy and infrastructure partner based in its Bristol office. Hugo Lidbetter, pictured, brings more than 10 years’ experience advising domestic and international clients on policy and legal issues...
The Bristol-based Islamic finance team at national law firm Foot Anstey has advised Saudi-based investment management firm Sidra Capital on its £43.6m acquisition of a major head office building occupied by a subsidiary drinks giant Coca-Cola. The 122,000 sq ft building, pictured, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, is let to Coca-Cola...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Edward Thompson, partner at Bristol law firm Temple Bright and co-president of Bristol Law Society, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched?...
Foot Anstey, the national law firm with an office in Bristol, has launched two work experience programmes aimed at creating a new generation of lawyers and improving diversity in the profession. The firm’s Activate Programme is open to all sixth formers (year 12 and 13 students), while its Accelerate...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has strengthened its public sector offering with the appointment of Gemma Townley as a partner in its technology, IP and data team. Gemma, pictured, joins from London-based public law firm Sharpe Pritchard, where she specialised in technology procurement and commercial contracts. Her experience includes...
