The Western Gateway, the pan-regional partnership that stretches from Swindon to Swansea via Bristol, has appointed a new chair as it focuses its efforts on net zero and creating jobs and economic growth. Sarah Williams-Gardener, former CEO of FinTech Wales, takes over from Bristol-based Katherine Bennett CBE, who was...
International law firm Osborne Clarke, which has its main UK office in Bristol, has appointed a new head of responsible business as it looks to hit ambitious targets in a number of areas including diversity, wellbeing and sustainability. The firm, which employs around 800 people in Bristol and also...
Monday March 11 Finals: HG Capital Trust, MinCon Group, MTI Wireless Edge Tuesday March 12 Finals: TI Fluid Systems, Synthomer, Persimmon, TP ICAP Group, Costain Group, Genuit Group, H&T Group, Domino’s Pizza Group, Foresight Solar Fund, BATM Advanced Communications Interims: Fonix Mobile, Target Healthcare REIT Economic announcements: Claimant count...
Bristol is to be promoted as a centre of excellence for AI following the launch of a new group with a mission to ensure that the rapid-growth advanced automation tech benefits the whole of society. Called AI West, the representative group has a clear purpose to educate, collaborate and communicate around...
Four Bristol law firms have had their work in areas such as diversity, inclusion and sustainability recognised in a new national legal awards scheme. Michelmores, Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), Osborne Clarke and Burges Salmon are competing in the inaugural Legal 500 ESG UK Awards – with Burges Salmon and...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, which has its second largest UK office in Bristol, has strengthened its commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment by adopting the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles. The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPS) are a set of seven principles that offer guidance to businesses...
An ambitious target to achieve 50% female representation at partner level by 2029 has been introduced by Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT. TLT, which has more than 150 partners and employs around 1,400 people across its six offices, said the move continued its commitment in getting female leaders to the...
To mark International Women’s Day today, Lucy Haynes, a financial planning consultant at accountants Albert Goodman, talks about her experience at the firm. Tell us about the start of your career I joined Albert Goodman Chartered Financial Planners as a secretary in 2015. Shortly after, I became an administrator...
The Budget contained a range of personal taxation, childcare and residential property measures. On child benefit, Tracey Watts, tax partner at Albert Goodman accountants, pictured, said while the immediate increase in the threshold from £50,000 to £60,000, over which child benefit claims are withdrawn, was welcomed, the proposed consultation...
