Lysander Law, the Bristol-based specialist legal practice, has opened a civil and commercial litigation department to complement its existing clinical negligence, personal and complex injury and financial litigation divisions. To spearhead the team, John Osman has joined the firm as head of civil and commercial litigation. The new department...
Regional law firm Wards Solicitors has promoted experienced Wills, probate and mental capacity solicitor Rachael Thomas to partner. Rachael, pictured, deals with Will drafting, inheritance tax and administration of estates, along with mental capacity work including Lasting Powers of Attorney. She qualified as a solicitor in 2005, having trained...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has returned to double-digit growth, posting a 13% rise in annual turnover and vowing to maintain momentum despite the coronavirus pandemic. The firm, which employs more than 120 partners and around 1,200 people across its seven offices, increased revenues from £87.6m in the 2018/19...
Most firms in the South West remain cautious about their prospects as the coronavirus lockdown eases, according to the results of three business surveys released this week – but the region’s small manufacturers appear to be leading the bounce back. The surveys paint a mixed picture of the outlook...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Gregg Latchams has made a raft of promotions across the business, including two new directors, an associate director, senior associate and promotion to associate for two members of its private client team. Both head of long-term & elderly care Heledd Wyn, pictured right, and head of...
Four law firms with headquarters or major offices in Bristol have been appointed to serve on the panel of leading housing specialist firms as part of a £15m legal services framework agreement. Ashfords, Bevan Brittan, Clarke Willmott and TLT are among law firms appointed by the Birmingham-based Central Housing...
Bristol law firms are being urged to give up their time to support Bristol city centre hospitals charity Above & Beyond’s Write Your Will Fortnight. Four firms – Wards Solicitors, Fussell Wright, Lyons Bowe Solicitors and Simpson Solicitors – have already committed to take part in the annual initiative...
National law firm Clarke Willmott is forecasting almost no impact from the coronavirus pandemic on its profits in its current financial year with some parts of the business already recovering strongly. The firm, which has its largest office in Bristol, is the first of the city’s major law firms...
Bristol’s investment-hungry tech start-ups can find out how to get the attention of potential funders in a webinar featuring experts from the city next week. Staged by Bristol-based tech investment bank ICON Corporate Finance in association with Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon, the free event aims to show...
Technology specialists from the Bristol office of national law firm Ashfords have advised on a major fintech deal that could lead to Lloyds Bank developing an innovative cloud-based payment system. Helmed by Suzie Miles, pictured, a commercial partner in Ashfords’ technology practice, the team worked with Form3, a cloud-based platform for payment...
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed up the number of profit warnings issued by South West listed businesses to a 20-year high, with those in the travel and leisure sector hardest hit. According to new figures from accountancy group EY, profit warnings soared by 73% year-on-year in the first half of...
Lawyers from TLT had to overcome the twin impacts of Brexit and the coronavirus outbreak to complete a significant cross-border deal for leading renewables investment firm – and longstanding client – Blackfinch Energy. The Bristol-headquartered national law firm initially advised Blackfinch Energy on the land acquisition for the Llwyndyrus...
Government figures showing another monthly fall in corporate insolvencies are hiding the true picture of the damaging effect of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses, according to the South West branch of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. Insolvency Service statistics for June show 732 company insolvencies in England and...
