Legal

Foot Anstey helps Weston College’s Trust link up with primary school

May 29, 2015
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Foot Anstey helps Weston College’s Trust link up with primary school

Regional law firm Foot Anstey has advised Weston College on its sponsorship of Weston-super-Mare primary school Herons’ Moor Academy through its Inspirational Futures Trust. The academy has joined the multi-academy trust set in a move that further strengthens the links between key education institutions in North Somerset. The trust...

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New agreement with key Chinese economic hub opens doors for partnerships with Bristol firms

May 28, 2015
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New agreement with key Chinese economic hub opens doors for partnerships with Bristol firms

Bristol firms are being encouraged to establish closer trading partnerships with their counterparts in the South West’s sister region in China following the signing of a major new agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Bristol & West of England China Bureau is...

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Queen’s Speech: EU referendum threatens to overshadow positive measures, says Business West

May 27, 2015
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Queen’s Speech: EU referendum threatens to overshadow positive measures, says Business West

Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, has described this week’s Queen’s Speech as ‘bittersweet’, with positive measures counter balanced by risks linked to the EU referendum. The speech, which set out the new Government’s legislative programme for the year ahead, included...

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Former Burges Salmon managing partner returns to Bristol with non-exec advisory role at Cook & Co

May 18, 2015
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Former Burges Salmon managing partner returns to Bristol with non-exec advisory role at Cook & Co

Bristol boutique law firm Cook & Co Solicitors has appointed former Burges Salmon managing partner Guy Stobart to its advisory board. Guy, who will adopt a non-executive role at the firm, will provide guidance on growth, strategy and governance as well as acting in an ambassadorial capacity with clients...

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More expansion for Foot Anstey as revenues climb 16% to £32m

May 15, 2015
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More expansion for Foot Anstey as revenues climb 16% to £32m

Turnover at Foot Anstey, the regional law firm with an office in Bristol, has risen by 16% to £32m, according to its latest financial results. The firm, which also has offices in Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton and Truro, said it had continued to invest in IT infrastructure and talent –...

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Osborne Clarke achieves 60% revenue growth over three years

May 15, 2015
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Osborne Clarke achieves 60% revenue growth over three years

Annual global revenues have risen by 15% to €195m (£141m) at Bristol-headquartered international law firm Osborne Clarke, it announced this week. The figures, for the 2014/15 financial year, mean the firm’s international revenues have grown by more than 60% over the past three years. UK revenues increased by 9%...

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Up, up and away today for Business Showcase South West 2015

May 14, 2015
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Up, up and away today for Business Showcase South West 2015

The South West’s biggest free business event gets underway today with organisers saying it looks set to be a flyaway success. Up to 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the Business Showcase South West 2015, which returns to returns to Bristol’s Colston Hall today and tomorrow. Star attractions include...

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VWV signs on former Osborne Clarke litigator as partner

May 11, 2015
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VWV signs on former Osborne Clarke litigator as partner

Bristol law firm VWV has appointed partner Ben Holt to its commercial litigation team. Ben, who joins from rival Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office, specialises in advising on complex disputes for major corporates and financial institutions. He has represented leading lenders in multi-million pound claim portfolios involving fraud and professional...

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Bristol law firms go head to head in industry’s most-respected awards

May 8, 2015
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Bristol law firms go head to head in industry’s most-respected awards

Bristol-headquartered law firms Osborne Clarke and Burges Salmon are in the running for some of the industry’s top awards in what has been described as “unquestionably the biggest night of the year for the legal profession”. The firms have been shortlisted in The Lawyer Awards, viewed as the most-respected...

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Business Showcase South West prepares to reflect region’s innovation and creativity

May 8, 2015
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Business Showcase South West prepares to reflect region’s innovation and creativity

Anticipation is building with less than a week to go before delegates gather for the region’s biggest free business event. Organisers hope to welcome up to 3,000 delegates to Business Showcase South West 2015 next Thursday and Friday. Star attractions include keynote speakers ‘Millionaires’ Mentor’ Bev James and Levi...

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Promotions at Osborne Clarke take partner numbers to 200 plus

May 7, 2015
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Osborne Clarke, the Bristol-headquartered international law firm, has promoted five associate directors to its partnership, taking its total number of partners to more than 200 for the first time. The new partners include Simon Hancock, pictured right, who joined the firm in 2009 as a projects lawyer in its...

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AIG Europe re-appoints Bond Dickinson to its legal panel

May 7, 2015
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AIG Europe re-appoints Bond Dickinson to its legal panel

National law firm Bond Dickinson, which has a major office in Bristol, has been re-appointed to insurance giant AIG Europe’s legal panel following a review of its legal services. Bond Dickinson will advise AIG Europe, one of the largest companies specialising in the European business insurance market, on corporate,...

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TLT partner numbers pass 100 for first time following six new promotions

May 5, 2015
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TLT partner numbers pass 100 for first time following six new promotions

TLT, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has promoted six associates to partners in its commercial services and banking & lender services groups. The promotions, in its Bristol, London, Belfast and Manchester offices, take the number of partners at the firm to over 100 for the first time. The move...

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