The Bristol office of South West corporate commercial law practice Murrell Associates has advised long-standing client Cornish burger, hotdogs and beer restaurant chain Hubbox on its first outlet in the city. Hubbox is due to open what will be its sixth outlet in the former Las Iguanas restaurant on...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has appointed six of its trainees as solicitors in line with its plans for sustained organic growth and an ongoing investment in its staff. The six, who have recently completed their two-year training contracts, will now work in the...
Opportunities to export education and training services to China will be highlighted at a meeting next month. There is a growing demand in the country for these services and the next Bristol and West of England China Partnership Pow Wow will explore how local universities, colleges and training providers...
A commitment to ethical practices that involves all its employees today earned Bristol law firm Lyons Davidson the title of the South West’s Best Fairtrade Business. The firm scooped the top prize at the South West Fairtrade Business Awards, which were staged in Bristol Cathedral. The awards showcase organisations...
Holly Mieville-Hawkins, a specialist lawyer in regional law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol, has helped draw up crucial new guidance for solicitors advising on issues regarding the wills of individuals who have lost mental capacity. The guidance is intended to speed up simple and straightforward requests to access a client’s...
Bristol firms are being invited to head up the A4 to attend the successful Bath Business Expo, which returns to the city next week. One of the region’s largest general business exhibitions, it offers unrivalled exhibition and networking opportunities for firms across the West of England. The Expo takes...
Three trainees in the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott are celebrating becoming fully qualified solicitors. Rebecca White, Moema Rosa and Josh Roberts have completed training with firm and will now become fully-fledged members of their respective teams. Rebecca joined Clarke Willmott in 2013 as a paralegal...
Small business support group Enterprise Nation is to head to Bristol again to stage its flagship female-focused event, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs. The event, the largest of its kind in the UK, has been held in the city since it was launched six years ago. Taking place this year on...
Bristol-based lawyers at international legal practice Osborne Clarke have advised outsourcing group Mitie, also based in the city, on the disposal of ITS UK social care division. The division, consisting of domiciliary care and homecare businesses Enara Group and Complete Care Holdings, was sold to specialist healthcare investor Apposite Capital for just...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan has been shortlisted for a major title in the 2017 Partnerships Awards, which recognise and reward the best organisations involved in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Now in their 19th year, the Partnerships Awards are the largest of their kind and attract more than 100...
A cross-sector firm team from Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has been appointed to advise the Cayman Islands government on a long-term public–private partnership waste management contract. The team is partnering with Maples and Calder, the largest firm on the islands, on the procurement and financing of a 25-year...
Tickets for Friday’s South West Fairtrade Business Awards ceremony are now on sale as the full line-up of speakers is announced for the high-profile event. The prestigious awards – now in their fifth year – showcase organisations across the region for their commitment to using and promoting fairly traded...
Philip Thompson, a former in-house legal director for national housebuilder Bovis, has joined the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott as a partner in its commercial property team. Philip joins from the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke where he was divisional legal director. He...
