International law firm Clyde & Co officially opened its Bristol office this week with the aim of making it a ‘platform for growth’ in the region. The office, in the Orega Business Centre on Victoria St, opens with three new partners – two joining the firm’s UK professional and financial...
The competition team at Bristol-based national law firm Burges Salmon has advised the Co-operative Group on securing merger clearance for its proposed acquisition of convenience food store chain Nisa. The Co-op’s unopposed £137.5m bid for the 4,000-plus chain of stores was approved by Nisa members last November but was...
Innovative law firm Temple Bright is continuing to develop its strong real estate practice in the South West by advising Cooperative retailer Radstock Cooperative Society on the expansion of its property portfolio. The Bristol and London has been working with the Society on the construction and opening of stores...
Bristol boutique commercial litigation firm Loney Stewart Holland has appointed Scott Taylor as its fourth partner. Scott, pictured, joins from Bristol and London boutique firm Temple Bright, where he worked for just over a year as a dispute resolution partner. He brings a wealth of experience in niche firm...
Jennifer Holgate, a managing associate in the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, is to become a member of the National Infrastructure Commission’s recently formed Young Professionals Panel (YPP). This new initiative from the Commission – the independent body tasked with advising government on the UK’s...
West of England law firm Foot Anstey been appointed to the official legal panel of international home improvement group Kingfisher following a detailed, nine-month strategic review of its legal requirements. Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, appears on the panel with eight other major UK law firms...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT is promoting four associates and two legal directors to partner. The newly promoted partners are financial services disputes and investigations lawyers Warren Clark and Rachel Storey and pensions lawyer Chris Crighton – all from its Bristol office – corporate lawyer Liz Delaney and real...
Bristol’s innovative Bloodhound project to build the world’s fastest-ever car is inspiring young people to pursue careers that use maths, engineering and technology, the region’s business leaders have been told. Nearly 400 chartered accountants and guests from across the business community gathered at the annual ICAEW West of England...
Bristol-based lawyers at international legal practice Osborne Clarke have advised internet service provider Community Fibre on a £25m financing round led by the government-backed National Digital Infrastructure Fund (NDIF). Partner Simon Jones, pictured right, and associate Katharine Ramsay, pictured below, worked on the deal, under which ultra-fast full-fibre connectivity...
Bristol tech pioneers who sold their last business to Twitter have received venture capital investment from two tech funds for their new company, which focuses on using messaging platforms to improve opinion polling. Poli harnesses the reach and immediacy of social messaging platforms to recruit larger, more representative panels...
Members of the Being Brunel Corporate Club and other supporters of the SS Great Britain Trust were thanked for their help in making the new museum a reality with an exclusive after-hours celebration. The £7.2m museum opened alongside Brunel’s iconic SS Great Britain on Bristol’s Harbourside last month and...
A charity law expert at Bristol-headquartered VWV are helping the city’s pioneering Natural History Consortium celebrate its 15th anniversary by bringing its governance arrangements up to date. The Consortium, which is also marking 10 years of charitable status, has been supported by VWV partner and head of charities Con...
Young entrepreneurs looking to grow their business through youth charity The Prince’s Trust have received expert legal advice from the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. The legal clinics were staged to deliver insightful and tailored support the fledgling businesses and tackled key legal issues as...
