A ‘virtual trainee’ programme has earned South West law firm Foot Anstey a major award for innovation in the legal sector. The firm, which has seven offices including one in Bristol, came top in the Business Development category of the 2018 Legal Week Innovation Awards. The winning programme has...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has advised ExamWorks UK, a leading provider of medical report and rehabilitation services, on its multi-million pound acquisition of a market leader in accident management. TLT supported Durham-based ExamWorks UK on every aspect of the acquisition of Kindertons Group, leveraging its extensive corporate and...
Bristol-headquartered strategic communications and engagement consultancy JBP has been appointed by South West law firm Ashfords to raise its profile in its target markets. JBP will be responsible for providing PR support to the firm’s specialist teams covering agriculture, retail, technology and energy and waste sectors. Ashfords employs more...
South West law firm Foot Anstey has been appointed as the legal advisors to what is set to become the world’s largest battery and vehicle-charging network. The £1.6bn Pivot Power scheme will involve an initial 45 ‘rapid electric vehicle charging stations’ across Britain, powered by giant battery storage installations. ...
National law firm Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth has boosted the ranks of its Bristol-based family law team with the appointment of Marjha Golding-Evans. Marjha, pictured, who qualified in 2010, joins as an associate having previously been head of the family team at Bristol-based legacy firm Burroughs Day. Marjha undertakes...
Four lawyers in the Bristol office of international legal practice Osborne Clarke have been promoted to partner – bringing the total number across the firm to more than 250. The new partners come from a range of sectors, including real estate and infrastructure, energy and utilities, financial services and...
Renew Legal, the Bristol-based niche practice focused on the renewable energy and energy storage sectors, has appointed Helen Rumford to head its property team. Helen, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of regional firm Thrings, where she worked for four years – the last two as head of renewables....
Bristol businesses are to be helped prepare for the challenges and opportunities that Brexit will bring when an Export for Growth roadshow arrives in the city later this month. The day-long Trade Horizons event is one of four being staged across the South West by Business West – the...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has completed one of its most-complex projects – the year-long task of advising on the transfer of thousands of assets from nine separate UK research organisations to the new single strategic research and innovation body UKRI. The high-value work for the Department for...
Partner Linda Convery has been promoted by Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT to become its new head of social housing. The move comes on the back of several years of significant growth for the team with four new partners including disputes partner Kane Kirkbride, corporate partner David Isaacson, finance...
Thrings, the regional law firm with an office in Bristol, has appointed three new partners and a legal director as part of its annual round of promotions. Natalia Sokolov, Robert Barnes and Alice Altounyan increase the size of Thrings’ partnership to 62, while Rebecca Balmforth becomes the firm’s fifth...
The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has advised on plans to create an inclusive housing scheme in the city through the acquisition of 61 homes. The acquisition was part of a much bigger deal, described as a ‘turning point’ for UK housing, which brought together United...
International law firm DAC Beachcroft has made nine promotions in its Bristol office across six areas of its business. The promotions include two new partners, three new legal directors and three new senior associates in its LLP and one new associate in its claims solutions group business. Some 78%...
