Specialist legal and business services provider Jordans has relocated its Bristol head office to prepare for expansion nearly a year after being taken over. The firm has moved from its base in St Thomas Street, Redcliffe, to prestigious new offices in 10, Templeback, one of Bristol city centre’s prime...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby last night won three awards at the Bristol Law Society annual awards dinner while Veale Wasbrough Vizards landed the large law firm of the year title. The event, at the Bristol City Marriott Hotel, attracted more than 300 guests from the West of England’s legal...
Burges Salmon welcomed more than 70 law students to its Bristol head office to take part in a Question Time-style panel session on infrastructure. The evening attracted students from Cardiff, London, Oxford and Cambridge as well as Bristol. Burges Salmon hosted the event in partnership with leading news source...
In a classic David-versus-Goliath smackdown, a US-based musician-turned-programmer has won a protracted legal struggle against the mighty Trump Organization over rights to the ‘iTrump’ trade mark. Tom Scharfield is the founder, CEO and, indeed, sole employee of app developer Spoonjack. A keen brass player, he is the creator of...
Bristol law firms are celebrating achieving some outstanding recommendations in the latest Legal 500, the UK’s leading guide to the legal sector – with many of the city’s top lawyers earning top billing in their specialist areas. More than 4m users visit The Legal 500 website each year, making...
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams has merged with London-based Jacobs Allen Hammond in a move that will extend its reach into the capital’s legal market. The firms said the move reflected their shared ethos and values while also supporting Gregg Latchams’ growth strategy. Jacobs Allen Hammond’s office in Marylebone...
National law firm Bond Dickinson, which has a large office in Bristol, has been recognised as one of Europe’s most innovative, gaining 14th place in a prestigious top 50 table. The firm was praised in three categories – collaboration, managing talent and rule of law – in the Financial Times...
The Legal 500, the respected annual guide to the UK’s legal firms and individuals, has named dozens of Bristol lawyers on its list of the region’s ‘leading individuals’. Bristol lawyers once again make up the vast majority – and, for the first time, up-and-coming lawyers have been included alongside those...
Ideas have always flowed in and out of Bristol, taking on a new life here. Through our airports and harbour; through our world-class universities and businesses; and through our unique arts and cultural scene. Bristol is a place where ideas flourish. From Clifton Suspension Bridge and Banksy to Massive...
TEDxBristol – the UK’s largest event of its kind – has launched a Community Partnership Programme offering free tickets to groups and individuals who would otherwise be unable to attend. The programme aims to build bridges between the game-changing ideas of TEDxBristol and communities around the city who may...
Students interested in a legal career focussed on the infrastructure sector will be able to get advice on how the industry works and learn about a typical working day for a lawyer at an event in Bristol next week. The Bristol head office of national law firm Burges Salmon...
Commercial disputes paralegal Florence Lungu, who works in the Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson, has won a major apprentice award for making a ‘substantial contribution’ to her employer. Florence, 20, pictured, who has been with Bond Dickinson for two years, won the Advanced Apprentice of the...
Bristol businesses that care about their city are being urged to step up their philanthropy and offer support for organisations that prevent local people suffering mental health crises. The plea comes from the Quartet Community Foundation, the independent charity that works across the West of England to support local...
