All women working for Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT are to have access to a new menopause assessment and diagnosis service as it continues to strengthen its inclusive working approach. TLT, which employs round 1,200 people across its six offices, including Bristol, said its enhanced support for staff going through...
Bristol & Bath Regional Capital, the West of England’s first home-grown, place-based impact investor, has appointed a new chair and two new board members to support its ambitious growth. Investment industry leader Mark Mansley has joined as deputy chair and solicitor Richard Leeming as a non-executive director. Existing board...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm VWV has bolstered its work in the pharma and life sciences sector with the arrival of partner Harry Hamilton Jennings. Harry, pictured, right, with VWV head of pharma and life sciences sector Paul Gershlick, is swapping the life of an entrepreneur to return to private practice,...
Five new partners have been appointed by Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon as it strengthens its real estate, planning, dispute resolution, projects and corporate teams. The firm said the promotions, which take effect from 1 May, emphasised its ambitious strategy for growth across a number of its key...
Leading figures from Bristol’s business community marked the start of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit by celebrating the burgeoning links between the city and China at a special banquet. Staged by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, the annual showpiece for the Chinese New Year brings...
National law firm Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, has advised on two major investments by Quilam Capital, a provider of funding and expert guidance to businesses operating in the speciality finance market. Its investments in fintech Raylo and Merchant Money, a UK-wide business lender, are the...
Babbasa, the Bristol social enterprise that works to transform the lives of young people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, has appointed six new board members to help drive its vision and mission. The individuals have been selected to assist with specific facets of operating a social enterprise as...
The Bristol office of law firm Shakespeare Martineau has advised on the sale of a long-standing and highly specialised biotech client in a cross-border deal. Tarn-Pure’s technology is used primarily to treat and control water borne pathogens that are harmful to human health, such as legionella, E.coli and pseudomonas. ...
Bake sales, sweepstakes and a pub quiz were among the fundraising efforts by staff at Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby that helped it raise £10,000 for local charity Jessie May. One member of staff ran the Great Bristol 10K, adding £1,000 to the total while other activities included raffles, cheese...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has one of the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, has made three senior appointments as it looks to build on its most successful year ever. The firm’s 2021/22 revenues rose by 12% to £59.6m on the previous 12 months while it...
Two Bristol law firms and one of its largest financial services firms have been recognised as being LGBTQ+ inclusive employers by Stonewall in its Top 100 Employers 2023 list. Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has its second largest UK office in Bristol, appears in the list...
The corporate team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on an $18m (£14.8m) fundraising for a fast-growing virtual reality (VR) training business used by some of the world’s biggest companies. London-based Gemba helps global enterprises such as Philips, Pfizer, Nike, Coca-Cola, Caterpillar, Johnson & Johnson and...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, has won a prestigious award from the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) for outstanding work its supporting members in the South West. The firm, which provides legal advice as part of the NFU’s range of member services, has been...
