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Seminar will alert West firms to dangers of bribery and corruption when...
Businesses operating overseas, and particularly new entrants to international markets, need to protect themselves against bribery and corruption, a top West forensic accountant will warn at an...
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Experienced serious injury lawyer joins Irwin Mitchell’s Bristol office
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed an experienced partner to its Bristol office’s serious injury team as part of its expansion strategy. James Davies, pictured, joins from Thompsons where...
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Guildhall Chambers raises the bar to get strong set of results in ‘best...
Bristol’s Guildhall Chambers has received record results in the latest edition of Chambers UK Bar Guide – the Bar’s ‘bible’ and a much-used reference tool – with 84 rankings in 10 different practice...
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Shock as law firm DAC Beachcroft’s Bristol office snaps up rival Morgan...
In one of the biggest legal sector moves of its kind for years in Bristol, Morgan Cole is transferring its entire volume claims and catastrophic insurance teams to larger rival DAC Beachcroft’s Bristol...
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Law firm DAC Beachcroft secures £40m finance package to fund more expansion
Further growth at law firm DAC Beachcroft is on the cards following the agreement of a four-year £40m finance package with the Bristol-based teams at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking and HSBC Commercial...
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Legal market changes put 50 jobs at risk at Bristol lawyers Lyons Davidson
Up to 50 jobs could be axed at Bristol law firm Lyons Davidson as major changes to the civil litigation system take effect. Managing partner Mark Savill said in a statement: “The cost pressures that...
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Double-digit revenue increase for Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke
Half-year revenues at Bristol-headquartered international law firm Osborne Clarke have risen by 12% to nearly £60m, it reported today. The firm, which also has UK offices in London and the Thames...
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Merger and takeover give massive lift to law firm DWF’s revenues
Law firm DWF, which has an office in Bristol, has posted a 57.5% increase in half-year revenues to £93.6m. Nearly 90% of the increase came from its merger with Fishburns and its acquisition of...
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Bond Dickinson works with Oman on country’s first solar energy scheme
Lawyers based in the Bristol office of national firm Bond Dickinson have advised on the Gulf state of Oman’s first renewable energy project. Senior associate Ed Rimmell worked with the Authority for...
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Partner appointment boosts law firm Thrings’ private client team
Regional law firm Thrings has strengthened its succession, estates and tax planning offering with the appointment of Victoria Smyth as partner. Victoria, pictured, a specialist private client...
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Law firm Morgan Cole in three-way merger discussions
Morgan Cole, the regional law firm with a Bristol office, is in talks over a possible three-way merger with two other firms to create a new top 40 UK firm with revenues of nearly £100m. The tie-up with...
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Housing market recovery helps specialist property law firm Hoffman Male...
Expanding West property law firm Hoffman Male is taking on more staff as it starts to benefit from the housing market recovery. The firm is seeking two conveyancers – one each for its offices in...
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New president elected to Bristol Law Society
Ben Tarrant, a real estate partner at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT, has been elected president of Bristol Law Society at its annual general meeting. Ben has been on the society’s council...
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TLT grows Bristol employment team with new partner
The employment team at TLT, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, is expanding with the arrival of partner Esther Smith. Esther, , who joins from Southampton firm Thomas Eggar, is the third...
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New chapter for Burges Salmon’s real estate team as it wins Waterstones...
National book retailer Waterstones has appointed Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon as sole real estate adviser to its store portfolio across the UK. Burges Salmon’s real estate team will...
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New partners at Clarke Willmott as it grows its personal injury and social...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has a large office in Bristol office, has appointed two new partners – personal injury and clinical negligence lawyer Chris Thorne and property specialist Sarah...
View Article£40m care home deal caps strong year for Foot Anstey’s Islamic finance team
West law firm Foot Anstey’s Islamic finance team have ended 2013 by advising on another multi-million property deal, taking the value of transactions arranged this year to more than £200m. The latest...
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Bond Dickinson wins high-volume outsourcing contract with insurance giant AIG
Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with an office in Bristol, has been appointed by international insurance company AIG to handle its high-volume contract work. The appointment follows Bond...
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Clarke Willmott lawyers help set stage for Rod Stewart charity gig
Solicitors at law firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office have helped bring Rod Stewart to the West Country for a major open-air charity concert next summer. The veteran singer will appear at Somerset...
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Made-in-Bristol deal shakes up milk industry
Bristol-based advisers and funders from law firm Burges Salmon, accountants Deloitte and PwC and banking group HSBC are behind a major dairy industry deal that completed this week. The deal gives...
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