International legal practice Osborne Clarke has said it will design its new showpiece Bristol office around the health and wellbeing of its people as it prepares to become the first major employer in the city to relocate in the post-Covid era. The firm, which employs 650 people in its...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is advising a property development in the capital on its application to a government safety fund set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The Building Safety Fund aims to help property owners meet remediation costs linked to buildings with...
Four lawyers from the Bristol office of national law firm Bevan Brittan have been included in a prestigious international guide to the legal profession. The four, from the firm’s procurement practice, appear in Who’s Who Legal 2021’s government contracts section, which is based on feedback from lawyers and in-house...
Bristol’s GL Law has been shortlisted for a new high-profile award that recognises excellence in marketing and business development in the legal sector. Excellence in Practice Promotion is one of four new categories introduced this year in the coveted Law Society Awards – the highest accolades for law firms...
Lawyers in the Bristol office of international legal firm Osborne Clarke have advised on a major deal that promises to take sustainable renewable energy development to a new level. The firm worked with London-based specialist asset manager Gresham House on its acquisition of a 50MW solar farm from renewable...
Nearly 70% of South West firms see climate change as a core business factor for them, according to a landmark survey of companies’ attitudes to the key issue – but, alarmingly, 21% have so far taken no action despite mounting concern over its impact. Just under half (46%) of...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has advised on three major deals across the renewable energy, financial services and housebuilding sectors. TLT’s corporate team helped complete a second deal for London and Cheltenham-based renewable energy company Innova while a cross-firm team advised digital challenger bank Starling Bank on its £50m...
Bristol legal firm GL Law has expanded its private client team to meet a marked increase in people seeking advice about organising their affairs and planning for later life. Senior associate solicitor Ben Coulson and paralegal Lauren Downs have joined to help them meet demand and support the team’s...
The Islamic finance team in the Bristol office of national law firm Foot Anstey is celebrating advising on three major deals over the past month. The transactions include advising Bahrain-based institutional investor Black Sands Real Estate WLL on a £42m corporate acquisition, acting for the London Branch of Riyad...
Professional criminals took advantage of the unprecedented conditions caused by the pandemic to con businesses and individuals across the South West out of millions of pounds, new figures show. According to accountancy group KPMG latest Fraud Barometer, cases reaching the region’s courts in the first half of this year...
Lawyers from global law firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office have helped complete another high-profile technology deal – this time advising finance group BGF on its lead investment in a £58m funding round in femtech pioneer Elvie. London-based Elvie is a revolutionary – and fast-growing – global health and lifestyle brand...
Four recently completed Bristol construction projects ranging from a university building to an office block and an upmarket co-working space have been named on the shortlist of a major regional property award scheme. The projects are among 34 in the running for the 10 categories that make up regional...
Lawyers in the Bristol office of global law firm Osborne Clarke have advised a start-up aiming to revolutionise the use of real-time data in insurance on its £12m investment. London-based Flock said the Series A funding marked a major milestone in building a global, fully digital insurance company for...
