Bristol Law Society staged its annual awards dinner recently at the Bristol Marriott Hotel City Centre with more than 300 guests from across the West of England’s legal sector. Distinguished guests included the Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol Peaches Golding and the High Sheriff of Bristol Anthony Brown. Veale Wasbrough Vizards...
Foot Anstey, the South West law firm with an office in Bristol, has recruited Patrick Somers as a new partner in its expanding corporate team. Patrick, pictured, has considerable experience advising on complex corporate finance transactions for a wide range of multi-national businesses, financial institutions and major UK corporates,...
A packed Colston Hall has spent two days listening to presentations on topics ranging from surviving the robot revolution to controversial medical research on ME at TEDxBristol. The event – the largest of its kind in the UK – brought together a range of top speakers around the theme...
UK law firm Bond Dickinson, which has its second-largest office in Bristol, this week officially completed its transatlantic tie-up with US-based Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in a move that creates a global top 100 firm. Newly rebranded as Womble Bond Dickinson, the combined firm has annual revenues of...
The managing partners of the two law firms that won the top awards at Bristol Law Society’s annual dinner have praised their staff’s achievements. Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) landed the large law firm of the year title while Barcan+Kirby’s Fiona Dabell won the coveted Junior Lawyer of the Year...
Lawyers at Ashfords, which has an office in Bristol, have secured victory in a landmark High Court case that has left world-leading architects Foster + Partners facing a £3.6m bill over an unbuilt hotel. The court ruled that the renowned architecture practice must pay the amount to Riva Properties...
Specialist legal and business services provider Jordans has relocated its Bristol head office to prepare for expansion nearly a year after being taken over. The firm has moved from its base in St Thomas Street, Redcliffe, to prestigious new offices in 10, Templeback, one of Bristol city centre’s prime...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby last night won three awards at the Bristol Law Society annual awards dinner while Veale Wasbrough Vizards landed the large law firm of the year title. The event, at the Bristol City Marriott Hotel, attracted more than 300 guests from the West of England’s legal...
Burges Salmon welcomed more than 70 law students to its Bristol head office to take part in a Question Time-style panel session on infrastructure. The evening attracted students from Cardiff, London, Oxford and Cambridge as well as Bristol. Burges Salmon hosted the event in partnership with leading news source...
In a classic David-versus-Goliath smackdown, a US-based musician-turned-programmer has won a protracted legal struggle against the mighty Trump Organization over rights to the ‘iTrump’ trade mark. Tom Scharfield is the founder, CEO and, indeed, sole employee of app developer Spoonjack. A keen brass player, he is the creator of...
Bristol law firms are celebrating achieving some outstanding recommendations in the latest Legal 500, the UK’s leading guide to the legal sector – with many of the city’s top lawyers earning top billing in their specialist areas. More than 4m users visit The Legal 500 website each year, making...
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams has merged with London-based Jacobs Allen Hammond in a move that will extend its reach into the capital’s legal market. The firms said the move reflected their shared ethos and values while also supporting Gregg Latchams’ growth strategy. Jacobs Allen Hammond’s office in Marylebone...
National law firm Bond Dickinson, which has a large office in Bristol, has been recognised as one of Europe’s most innovative, gaining 14th place in a prestigious top 50 table. The firm was praised in three categories – collaboration, managing talent and rule of law – in the Financial Times...
