International law firm Osborne Clarke has retained 11 of its 12 autumn qualifiers – a 92% retention rate - with five qualifying into its Bristol office. Six other qualifiers will be based in its Thames Valley and London offices. Lara Flynn, 23, and a former Cardiff University student, qualifies into the...
Bristol’s largest legal firms and top lawyers have been praised by The Legal 500, the respected independent guide to the sector. The annual report traditionally focuses on the duopoly of the city’s two largest firms – Burges Salmon and Osborne Clarke – both of which have maintained their strong...
Bristol-based provider of cloud unified communications Applicable has been acquired by a UK subsidiary of one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing firms in the sector. The cross-border deal involved French firm Arkadin, which is owned by NTT Communications Corporation of Japan, taking over Applicable, which has a US...
Students starting at the Law Clinic in Bristol are to be supported by senior lawyers and trainee solicitors from international legal practice Osborne Clarke’s city office. The partnership between the clinic the firm – which has its roots in Bristol – comes at a time of significant growth for...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised on the complex sale of one of the UK’s largest solar farms, underpinning its strength in the renewables sector. The firm’s energy & renewables team worked with WELink Energy Investments (UK) and Project Blue Sky Limited (PBSL) on the disposal of their 61MW Swindon...
Bristol lawyers once again make up the lion’s share of the regional table of leading individuals named by the Legal 500, the respected annual guide to the UK’s legal firms and individuals. These individuals are regarded as the ‘go-to’ lawyers in their field and many appear on the list every...
Bristol has been chosen as one of only three places in England to host a free one-day national roadshow of seminars and workshops aimed at helping smaller business owners. The events, staged by Britain’s biggest business representation group, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), will give practical advice and...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan is taking on its largest number of graduate trainees and apprentices for seven years as its growth continues. Eleven graduate trainees and three apprentices are joining the firm this month in Bristol and across its offices in Birmingham, Leeds and London. A further...
Major law firms with offices in Bristol have outperformed their London ‘magic circle’ counterparts in a survey gauging standards of service delivery. International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which was founded in Bristol and has around 400 staff at its Temple Quay office, is number two in the national ranking...
UWE Bristol is to launch a pro bono legal service for small businesses in collaboration with Bristol lawyers Gregg Latchams and the city office of international legal firm Osborne Clarke. The support will be provided within the university’s Future Space Centre, part of its new University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) on...
The Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has advised Lloyd’s (re)insurer Sompo Canopius on the sale of the majority of its direct-to-consumer business to UK insurance broker A-Plan. The deal is the latest in a series of transactions handled by Bond Dickinson. The firm has a long...
Energy sector and planning law experts from Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon have advised the developers of one of the UK’s largest planned offshore wind farms pass a vital milestone. The Burges Salmon team have secured consent for the Triton Knoll scheme’s electrical system – paving the way for...
South West law firm Foot Anstey is strengthening its sector experience with the appointment of Luke Gabb as a consultant to its energy practice, further building its reputation in the sector. Luke, pictured, joins from national firm Bond Dickinson where he was a partner and head of energy. He is...
