A student from the University of Law in Bristol has been named Future Legal Mind 2017, winning £5,000 and a placement at national law firm Simpson Millar. Hana Kapadia, pictured, who is studying for her graduate diploma in law (GDL), clinched the title with an essay on why the UK civil...
The national automotive and roadside team at real estate adviser GVA has appointed well-known industry figure Matthew Williamson to its team in Bristol. A member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Matthew, pictured, has more than 20 years’ property experience and 11 years’ experience as a specialist in...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has made a number of promotions, including the appointment of senior associate Claire Hurrell to partner, as it continues to go from strength to strength. Claire, pictured, a member of the medical negligence team, joined Barcan+Kirby in 2013. She specialises in birth injury, obstetric negligence...
Advisers from the Bristol office of accountancy group Smith & Williamson have helped one of the UK’s fastest-growing business aviation centres secure a £15m expansion package in a deal that underlines the city’s growing importance as a finance centre. London Biggin Hill Airport is using the funding from HSBC...
A series of multi-million pound clean energy deals has earned Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT a place among the most active legal advisers in the global sector. TLT is ranked at number three for the volume of its merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals last year and fifth for the...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has strengthened its private client offering with the appointment of two new partners. Awen Mellick and Stuart Crippin have joined the firm’s fast-growing private client team, which works across its five main UK offices in Bristol, Bath, Swindon, London...
Bristol business advisors are poised to deal with a wide range of concerns impacting on their clients following the triggering of Article 50 – from employment to tariffs and tax. They say the major worry – and one that is already affecting some firms – is the uncertainty over...
The CBI called Wednesday’s triggering of Article 50 a “pivotal moment in country’s history” but said early wins were needed in the negotiations with the EU to keep business on side. President Paul Drechsler said the Prime Minister’s commitment to free trade and European values should “hearten those around...
Two Bristol area firms – a food exporter and a manufacturer – have reacted with alarm at the prospect of the UK leaving the single market and customs union. Both firms are considering their future days after Article 50 was formerly triggered. One could close completely if tariffs and more paperwork...
Just over half of West of England firms are either ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ about the UK leaving the single market and customs union, according to the latest survey by the region’s largest business organisation. Released to coincide with Wednesday’s triggering of Article 50, the results of the Business...
International property agency JLL has made two director-level appointments in Bristol that will bring a new breadth of expertise to its South and Wales region residential development services team. James Petherick has joined as director of residential development, having been an associate in rival GVA’s Bristol office for almost...
Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, drones, 3D printing and electric Tesla cars were among the topics explored in hands-on events staged by Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office as part of the national law firm’s first international innovation week. Joint webinars were also organised with the firm’s US alliance partner Womble Carlyle...
