Recognition for Bristol law firms in shortlist for inaugural legal ESG awards

March 8, 2024
Recognition for Bristol law firms in shortlist for inaugural legal ESG awards

Four Bristol law firms have had their work in areas such as diversity, inclusion and sustainability recognised in a new national legal awards scheme. Michelmores, Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), Osborne Clarke and Burges Salmon are competing in the inaugural Legal 500 ESG UK Awards – with Burges Salmon and...

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WBD signs up to UN Women’s Empowerment Principles to advance its gender equality

March 8, 2024
WBD signs up to UN Women’s Empowerment Principles to advance its gender equality

Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, which has its second largest UK office in Bristol, has strengthened its commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment by adopting the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles. The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPS) are a set of seven principles that offer guidance to businesses...

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TLT launches new scheme to ensure half of all its partners are women within five years

March 8, 2024
TLT launches new scheme to ensure half of all its partners are women within five years

An ambitious target to achieve 50% female representation at partner level by 2029 has been introduced by Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT. TLT, which has more than 150 partners and employs around 1,400 people across its six offices, said the move continued its commitment in getting female leaders to the...

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Bristol Business Blog: Lucy Haynes, financial planning consultant, Albert Goodman. Celebrating International Women’s Day

March 8, 2024
Bristol Business Blog: Lucy Haynes, financial planning consultant, Albert Goodman. Celebrating International Women’s Day

To mark International Women’s Day today, Lucy Haynes, a financial planning consultant at accountants Albert Goodman, talks about her experience at the firm. Tell us about the start of your career  I joined Albert Goodman Chartered Financial Planners as a secretary in 2015. Shortly after, I became an administrator...

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Spring Budget 2024: Personal finance experts’ reaction

March 7, 2024
Spring Budget 2024: Personal finance experts’ reaction

The Budget contained a range of personal taxation, childcare and residential property measures. On child benefit, Tracey Watts, tax partner at Albert Goodman accountants, pictured, said while the immediate increase in the threshold from £50,000 to £60,000, over which child benefit claims are withdrawn, was welcomed, the proposed consultation...

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Spring Budget 2024: Bristol business reaction

March 6, 2024
Spring Budget 2024: Bristol business reaction

Phil Smith, managing director of Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce, said while the Budget offered a number of initiatives that were likely to benefit the region’s businesses it lacked any measure that would tackle big issues such as transport, housing and infrastructure. “The creative and...

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Spring Budget 2024: Bristol political reaction

March 6, 2024
Spring Budget 2024: Bristol political reaction

West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, pictured, said “hard-pressed” West of England residents and businesses were still struggling with 70-year high levels of tax under the Conservatives, “despite today’s desperate attempts from the Chancellor to pretend otherwise”. The Labour leader of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA),...

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Spring Budget 2024: Bristol experts’ reaction

March 6, 2024
Spring Budget 2024: Bristol experts’ reaction

Despite being pitched as a Budget for long-term growth, there was very little for business, according to Paul Falvey, partner at national accountants BDO in the South West. Paul, pictured, said the Chancellor was under pressure to deliver tax cuts and while this wasn’t forthcoming for businesses – with some...

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Spring Budget 2024: The key points . . .

March 6, 2024
Spring Budget 2024: The key points . . .

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Spring Budget. The main points were: The Chancellor said growth had been higher in the UK since 2010 than every other European economy. But future growth would not come from mass immigration. He promised a Budget for future growth. Inflation had been halved to...

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