Clarke Willmott team help get compensation deal for redundant rugby players over the line

February 14, 2024
Clarke Willmott team help get compensation deal for redundant rugby players over the line

Professional rugby players hit by sudden redundancy when their clubs collapsed have won compensation, thanks to specialists in the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott. The Clarke Willmott team worked alongside the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) to secure payouts for the players following the failure of Worcester...

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Employee ownership move by Purplefish PR puts its team in control of its future direction

February 14, 2024
Employee ownership move by Purplefish PR puts its team in control of its future direction

Bristol-based communications and marketing firm Purplefish has become the city’s first PR agency to be owned by its employees. Director Joanna Randall, who formed the business in 2012, has sold 100% of its shares to a new employee ownership trust (EOT). As part of the transition, a new board...

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‘Accessible, personable and quick to respond’: Thrings lands prestigious award for its work with the NFU

February 14, 2024
‘Accessible, personable and quick to respond’: Thrings lands prestigious award for its work with the NFU

Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has been recognised by the National Farmers Union (NFU) for its “comprehensive advice” and “consistent excellent service” to the agriculture sector. The firm is this year’s winner of the prestigious Tim Sell Excellence Award, which acknowledges the outstanding work of...

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Simpson Millar strengthens its national education law team with double Bristol appointment

February 14, 2024
Simpson Millar strengthens its national education law team with double Bristol appointment

National law firm Simpson Millar has expanded its public law division with the appointment of solicitors Bethany Parr and Ffion Davies, based in its Bristol office. Both have joined the firm’s national education law team amid a major increase in its caseload helping children and young people with special...

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Prestigious global award for Bristol engineer who helped power a worldwide wind energy revolution

February 12, 2024

Bristol green energy champion Andrew Garrad has received one of the world’s top engineering awards for his groundbreaking work on wind turbine design. Andrew, chairman and co-founder of GL Garrad Hassan, the world’s leading renewable energy consultancy, was this week presented with The 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering...

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New investment for Bristol-based mental health app helping millions through power of peer support

February 12, 2024
New investment for Bristol-based mental health app helping millions through power of peer support

Bristol-based Talklife, the world’s largest peer support network for mental health, has secured investment from a Canadian fund to rapidly grow its pioneering platforms and build its presence in the North American market. Talklife’s founder Jamie Druitt’s personal experiences inspired him to create the app, which tackles issues such...

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Move to new ways of working and focus on ESG leads to office relocations for more law firms

February 12, 2024
Move to new ways of working and focus on ESG leads to office relocations for more law firms

Three Bristol law firms are celebrating new office moves as the sector continues to look to hybrid working and high-quality sustainable space as key to recruitment and retention. The latest firms to join the long list of relocations in the city are international law firm DAC Beachcroft, national firm...

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£4m investment for pioneering Bristol software firm at forefront of tackling fraud and corruption

February 12, 2024
£4m investment for pioneering Bristol software firm at forefront of tackling fraud and corruption

A specialist Bristol software company working internationally to help detect and prevent corruption, fraud and other crimes has raised £4m to maintain its rapid expansion. Launched more than eight years ago, Clue Software has since grown into a leading provider of software for investigations and intelligence management with a...

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Takeover of ‘Ubergeeks’ firm keeps rapid-growth Bristol tech company on path to further development

February 12, 2024
Takeover of ‘Ubergeeks’ firm keeps rapid-growth Bristol tech company on path to further development

Bristol specialist software firm Deazy, named as one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech businesses for the past two years, is poised for more rapid expansion after making a strategic acquisition. The takeover of Geektastic adds technical assessments to its offering, giving it a powerful platform to demonstrate the skills...

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