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Time is running out to enter the Michelmores Property Awards, the annual celebration of the best property, development and construction projects from across the South West. Staged by law firm Michelmores and now in their 22nd year, the awards have long-championed sustainability and innovation by placing social, environmental, sustainable...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT is to strengthen its offering to clients in the future energy, infrastructure, public law and planning sectors with the arrival of 29 specialist lawyers. The experts, who include eight partners and 21 associates, are joining from rival Broadfield (formerly BDB Pitmans). Once on board...
A disused department store awaiting demolition in Bristol city centre is set to be transformed temporarily into a vibrant new skate park in a deal secured by lawyers at Thrings. The project to rejuvenate the former Debenhams building on The Horsefair is being led by Bristol-based not-for-profit Campus Skateboarding. ...
Private equity investment in the South West increased marginally last year to £6.2bn as a near 33% increase ahead of the Autumn Budget overcame a slow first half. Deal volume in the region also remained stable, edging down slightly from 104 to 100 year-on-year, according to a survey by...
Specialist workplace legal practice Doyle Clayton has recruited Anne-Marie Boyle as an employment law partner based in Bristol She will co-head the firm’s Bristol office, which opened in December, alongside Harry Parker, who joined last year after more than 17 years with Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT. With more...
A respected annual table of the best places to work in the UK TV sector has again included three Bristol firms – two of them repeating their success from 2024. While natural history production company Silverback Films is named in the prestigious Best Places to Work in TV line-up...
Two University of Bristol graduates-turned-entrepreneurs have won major awards for their groundbreaking sustainable technologies. Dr Alicja Dzieciol and Dr Siân Fussell, who both studied for Chemistry PhDs at the university and are now using their expertise to improve the world, have been recognised with Innovate UK Women in Innovation...
Specialist legal insurer ARAG, which has its UK head office in Bristol, has appointed David Haynes as its CEO. A founding member of ARAG UK when it started from scratch in 2006, David, pictured, will officially assume his new role on April 1, succeeding Tony Buss, who is set to...
Bristol businesses are being asked to help an influential group of MPs and peers from across the West of England and South Wales shape their agenda for change during the year ahead. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Western Gateway – the partnership covering the ‘super-region’ stretching from...
