National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, is calling on Google to do more to crack down on fake and malicious reviews following a spate of scathing online comments about it that it believes were made using false accounts. Over the course of five days,...
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams’ In-House Lawyer service and Bristol Business News have teamed up to host a seminar aimed at helping fledgling businesses achieve sustainable growth. Called Growing Your Business on Solid Foundations, it will discuss topics surrounding business growth, the risks companies face when scaling-up and the...
Organisations that are addressing diversity challenges in the South West’s tech sector have been highlighted in a unique project. For the past two years DisruptSW has showcased the most-innovative companies in the region with the 25 named in each list recognising firms taking a new approach to existing problems....
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams has appointed Julian Dawson as its first chief operating officer to oversee business operations and improve client experience. Julian, pictured, has more than 15 years’ experience in IT, enterprise architecture, project management and marketing and was previously the firm’s head of IT – a...
Bristol commercial law firm Meade King has strengthened its insolvency team with the appointment of experienced solicitor Lisa Cooke. Lisa, pictured, joins Meade King from national firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office where she was an associate solicitor specialising in insolvency litigation on behalf of liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy. ...
Andrew Webber, a partner in Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT, has become its new UK head of corporate. Andrew, pictured, replaces partner John Wood, who led the corporate team for 16 years before being elected to serve as the firm’s new managing partner from April 2020. Andrew has been...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has expanded its commercial property team with the appointment of Gareth Hughes as associate solicitor. Gareth, pictured, who specialises in commercial property investment and asset management, has joined from the Bristol office of regional firm Foot Anstey, where he was an associate for nearly six...
National law firm Bevan Brittan has promoted one new partner and two associates in its Bristol office as part of its mid-year promotions round. New partner Colin McConaghy is a commercial projects lawyer. Previously a senior associate, Colin, pictured, specialises in complex public/private partnerships, energy and outsourcing transactions, and...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has provided legal advice to help launch a £10m social investment fund as part of Bristol’s City Funds initiative. The scheme – one of the first funds of its kind in the UK – aims to ensure everyone in Bristol has the opportunity to...
Osborne Clarke was named Large Law Firm of the Year for the second year running at Bristol Law Society’s annual awards on Thursday with Barcan+Kirby claiming the smaller firm title. DAC Beachcroft consultant Tony Cherry, pictured below, was presented with the President’s Outstanding Achievement Award while Barcan+Kirby made it...
More Bristol firms are ready to bring their skills to the table as the city’s all-action Ping Pong Fight Club comes back for a second year. Granite Consulting, MDE Group, accountants Bishop Fleming, iO Associates and Whistle Punks Urban Axe Throwing are the latest to sign up for what...
Lawyers from Bristol-headquartered TLT have advised local e-commerce fulfilment start-up Huboo on a £2.1m investment to help it continue to expand and also move into the European market. Emersons Green-based Huboo was launched two years ago by Bath tech serial entrepreneur Martin Bysh and logistics innovator Paul Dodd to...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has strengthened its team with the appointment of four trainee solicitors. Mollie Cameron and Ellie Jones started their careers at the firm as paralegals and have taken their first seats in residential conveyancing and clinical negligence respectively. Ella Bartley and Stephanie Pugh are both new...
