Nick Lee, managing director of specialist costs management firm Paragon Costs, is the new president of Bristol Law Society (BLS). Nick was elected during the country’s oldest law society’s AGM on Tuesday. A council member since 2013, he has been a central part of the organisation’s transformation into a...
The property and construction industry needs to wake up and embrace change if it is to move with the times and attract the right talent, a recent Women in Property South West event was told. Many firms in the sector accepted that change is needed but were unsure what...
Lawyers from the Bristol office of regional firm Ashfords have helped advise an innovative fintech business on a $13m (£10m) investment. London-based Form3 provides cloud-based connectivity, payment processing, clearing and settlement services for clients, including a wide range of regulated financial institutions such as banks, non-bank financial institutions and...
West of England businesses with ambitious growth plans will be able to get grant funding and relevant, high-quality support and training under a new programme launched by UWE Bristol, NatWest and regional law firm Foot Anstey. S4G (Scale Up 4 Growth) is open to businesses in any sector that...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has made six promotions to managing associate and associate roles in its Bristol office. Jo Martin (employment), Ashley Borthwick (commercial disputes) and Sara Jones (operational property) have been promoted to managing associate while George Morton-Jack (planning & infrastructure), Heather Strickland (employment) and...
International law firm DAC Beachcroft is to develop its Bristol office’s immigration and agricultural offerings following two new partner appointments. Shahjahan Ali has joined to head the office’s immigration team while Ann Isaacs has been promoted to lead the agricultural and highway claims teams. Shahjahan, pictured, joins from Pathfynder...
Just over half of UK retail businesses have no crisis plan for dealing with a serious reputational issue, a survey for South West law firm Foot Anstey has revealed. And at around 50% of firms, ultimate responsibility for reputation and brand management rests not with the CEO but senior...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has appointed Jeremy Horner as its first non-executive director. He will advise on strategy development and future growth opportunities as the firm seeks further growth in a rapidly-changing market. Jeremy, pictured, is an experienced non-executive director with a portfolio that includes the UK patent...
The firm behind a Bristol-based indoor climbing wall and fitness centre has stepped in to save more than 80 jobs by buying a failed trampoline park operator from its administrators. Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre on Winterstoke Road took over Freedog, which had run the parks in Bristol and Swindon,...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has advised long-standing city-based client Oscar-winning animation studio Aardman on the effective sale of the business to its workforce. Aardman founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton, pictured below, have transferred the majority of the company’s shares into an employee ownership trust which will hold...
A graduate from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has been named Human Rights Lawyer of the Year by the Law Society. Ravi Naik was awarded the accolade by the representative body for solicitors in England and Wales for his role in the high-profile Cambridge Analytica...
The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has helped leading school uniform supplier Banner snap up another smaller rival in its second deal in less than five months. Trowbridge-based Banner, which has also operated the Blue Max Banner and BMB brands, bought Stockport-based F.R. Monkhouse...
The Bristol-based corporate finance team at South West law firm Ashfords has advised on a £5m US investment into a company harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to help small and medium-sized businesses with their cashflow. London-based Fluidly received the funding from New York-based venture capital firm Nyca Partners in a...
