Personal injury solicitor Jonathan Peacock – described in the Chambers directory as ‘a star’ - has been appointed as a partner in the Augustines Injury Law team at Bristol-headquartered law firm VWV as a partner. Jonathan, pictured, who joins after 21 years at of national firm Irwin Mitchell, specialises...
The Bristol office of regional law firm Ashfords has advised cloud-based platform Form3 on its innovative partnership with Starling Bank, the first mobile-only bank to launch a current account in the UK. The tie-up will enable Starling Bank clients to make and receive faster payment cost-effectively, quickly and reliably...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT increased annual fee income by 4% to £74.6m for 2016/17, its fifth consecutive year of revenue growth. The rate of growth has slowed from the previous financial year, when revenues climbed by 15%, partly as a result of the firm securing key mandates on...
Businesses and training providers will come together at an event next month to look at practical ideas to meet some of the skills needs across the West of England. The half-day Future Skills Exchange is being staged by Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the...
If you’ve been anywhere near a school playground recently, you’ll have seen kids playing with what look like mini-propellers. Fidget spinners are the latest, greatest craze and are (a) entertaining and calming or (b) distracting and annoying, depending which side of the teacher’s desk you’re sitting. Plenty of press...
Regional law firm Michelmores’ Bristol office has been boosted with the arrival of Sarah Phillips and Matt Verrell as associates. Sarah, pictured, joins the firm’s planning team after nearly three years in an in-house general counsel role at Bristol property developer Urbis Living. She previously worked in the Bristol...
The UK’s first chat-based virtual assistant that can organise the busiest of modern families has won the ‘best elevator pitch’ at incubator SETsquared’s annual Tech-Xpo. The annual event pitches start-ups and scale-ups based at SETsquared’s Bristol hub against each other in a fast-paced battle. Kairo was one of 11...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey has launched its new Bristol office at Temple Quay, enabling it to introduce new ways of working and boost staff wellbeing. The 17,000 sq ft showpiece office at 2 Glass Wharf is only a few minutes’ walk from its previous base in 100 Victoria Street....
National law firm Bond Dickinson has strengthened its planning & infrastructure team with the appointment of Jennifer Holgate, who joins as managing associate in its Bristol office. Jennifer, pictured, qualified as a solicitor in 2010 and joins from London law firm Pinsent Masons. She will work alongside the renewable...
Bristol-based national law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) has continued its growth in the North London and Hertfordshire areas by teaming up with niche private client law firm Seabourne Lawleys. Northwood-based Seabourne Lawleys specialises in a range of legal work, mostly for private clients including residential property, family and related...
Proctor + Stevenson, the Bristol-based communications and design agency, has been appointed as international legal practice Osborne Clarke’s lead digital agency following a competitive pitch. The 24-month contract with the law firm, which has its roots in Bristol and employs more than 400 people at its Temple Quay office, begins...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which has its roots in Bristol, has increased annual revenues by 12% to €245.1m (£190.2m). The firm, which employs more than 400 people at its Temple Quay base, increased UK revenues by 7% from £112.9m in 2015/16 to £121m in 2016/17 while cash resources rose...
Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a large office in Bristol, has combined with US-based Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice to create a major transatlantic legal player with operations in 23 cities. The merger, which takes effect from October, will create one the world’s 100 largest law firms...
