Bristol-headquartered law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) has promoted healthcare specialist Oliver Pool to partner. The appointment comes hot on the heels of recent growth in the healthcare team including the appointment of partner Paul Werrell and its merger with London-based healthcare practice Lockharts in January. Having trained with...
All the current final year trainee solicitors at Burges Salmon, the national law firm with its headquarters in Bristol, have been offered positions when they qualify in September. All 28 trainees have formally accepted a position at the firm and will work across a range of practices and sector...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, has appointed Jonathan Morton as its new chairman. A partner in commercial property and head of its Birmingham office, Jonathan, pictured, takes over from Taunton office head Tim Walker, who has served two consecutive three-year terms in the role....
The senior partner of Bristol-based independent property consultancy Alder King has been named Property Law Expert of the Year after being nominated by readers of the Lawyer Monthly magazine. Martyn Jones, pictured, who specialises in commercial property valuation and landlord and tenant issues, was nominated by readers of the legal news...
The Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has promoted three of its lawyers to the position of associate. Corporate and commercial team members Sammy Hill , pictured right, and Toby Larkham, pictured below left, along with Amy Martin, pictured below right, of the insurance team, become associates as...
Staff and students working and studying at UWE’s Bristol Business School (BBS) and Bristol Law School (BLS) have moved in to their new state-of-the-art £55m building. The building is the jewel in the crown of a £300m capital investment programme across all campuses and will enable UWE to break new...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey is hosting an event alongside the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) next week to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The emergence of new technologies, changes in business strategy and increased consumer focus have driven the...
Banking and renewables sector experts from Bristol-based national law firm Burges Salmon have advised one of Japan’s largest banks on its refinancing of a major UK wind farm. The Burges Salmon team, led by banking partner Nathan Curtis with assistance from the firm’s real estate and projects departments, worked...
A major conference in June will bring together the West of England’s political and business leaders as it faces a period of unprecedented change following the Metro Mayor and national Parliamentary elections. The West of England Economic Growth Conference on June 23 will offer delegates the first opportunity to...
Pet food has joined popcorn and swimwear as the latest deal worked on by Bristol lawyers from national firm Bond Dickinson for longstanding specialist consumer brand investor Piper. Pet Food UK, the Hertfordshire company behind the Barking Heads, Meowing Heads and AATU brands, has received £5m from Piper to...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT is to take its total number of directors to a record 117 with the promotion of seven associates and one legal director. Effective from next Monday, May 1, the promotions include property litigation lawyer Matthew Forrest, employment lawyer Siobhan Fitzgerald, commercial lawyers Dan Read...
The government must convince businesses in Bristol that the snap General Election called for by Prime Minister Theresa May today won’t scupper vital talks with the EU over Brexit, the region’s largest business organisation said. In an immediate response to Mrs May’s announcement this morning that she is seeking...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, has boosted its market-leading social housing team with the appointment of 11 new team members. Following a number of recent departures, the firm said it had taken the opportunity to re-shape and grow the team, which has a presence...
