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The government’s recently published Powering up Britain plan sets out an ambitious strategy to accelerate the development of offshore wind in order to help achieve the UK’s net zero targets. Floating...
View ArticleBristol lawyers recognised in raft of new promotions at Clarke Willmott
Nine lawyers from the Bristol office of Clarke Willmott are among the latest round of promotions at the national law firm. Commercial and private client litigation lawyer David Stedman, Laura Robbetts...
View ArticleFoot Anstey energy & infrastructure team wins place on renewable power...
Global renewable energy group Sonnedix has appointed South West and South of England-focused law firm Foot Anstey to its UK legal panel as it looks to scale up its presence in the market. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court success for Thrings, representing Romania, in long-running...
A Bristol-based partner with law firm Thrings has won a hearing in the Supreme Court for his client, the state of Romania, ending an international legal costs dispute. The judgment followed a Supreme...
View ArticleIntellectual property group HLK recruits its first business development director
HLK, the Bristol-based global intellectual property (IP) services group, has appointed Matthew Evans as its first business development director. The group, which combines Haseltine Lake Kempner and...
View ArticleTop franchise award for Bristol mums on a mission to help tired parents get...
A former Bristol solicitor and an ex-mental health social worker have been named as the UK’s top female franchisors seven years after drawing on their own experiences as mums to launch a baby and child...
View ArticleLDC’s Bristol office takes stake in legaltech firm making the case for...
Mid-market private equity firm LDC’s Bristol-based South West team has made a minority investment in tech-enabled legal services company revolutionising the way barristers work. The Barrister Group...
View ArticleRestructuring & insolvency partner joins Ashfords as it expands its Bristol...
National law firm Ashfords has continued to grow the banking and finance expertise in its Bristol office with the appointment of Melissa George as a restructuring & insolvency partner. Melissa...
View ArticleFour-star London hotel acquisition completed by Osborne Clarke Bristol team
Lawyers from international legal firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office have advised on the multi-million pound acquisition of a four-star London hotel. The team worked with Dalata Hotel Group on its...
View ArticleRespected economic crime and compliance lawyer joins TLT as partner
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has appointed economic crime and compliance specialist Ben Cooper as a partner. Ben, pictured, left, with TLT head of financial services Andrew Lyon, now...
View ArticleBishop Fleming and Trowers & Hamlins team up to boost Taste of the West’s...
Taste of the West, the UK’s largest independent regional food group, has launched a partnership with regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming and law firm Trowers & Hamlins to help raise the...
View ArticleNew report will analyse FinTech in the South West as Bristol continues to...
The strength of the South West’s FinTech ecosystem is to be analysed for the first time as part of a new project involving businesses, public sector organisations and higher education establishments....
View ArticleSolicitor joins Bristol private client team at Shakespeare Martineau as...
Full-service national law firm Shakespeare Martineau has added to its Bristol-based private client team with the appointment of solicitor Olga Washington. With almost five years’ experience, Olga – who...
View ArticleOsborne Clarke Bristol team helps power-up major green hydrogen joint venture
Lawyers in the Bristol office of international legal firm Osborne Clarke have advised on a major deal to develop green hydrogen projects in the UK as interest in the alternative fuel source continues...
View ArticleFour new joiners for Knights as it grows Bristol office by attracting...
National legal and professional services business Knights has hired three partners and a senior associate in its Bristol office just five months after arriving in the city through its acquisition of...
View ArticleBGF’s Bristol office backs industrial distributor in £15.5m deal with city...
The Bristol office of growth finance group BGF has made a £15.5m investment in Troy UK, the country’s largest independent network for industrial and engineering supplies, with legal advice on the deal...
View ArticleWomble Bond Dickinson lands Planning Law Firm of the Year Award for string of...
The planning team in transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office has helped it earn the title of the best in the UK in its sector. Judges at the 2023 Planning Awards praised the firm...
View ArticleMichelmores strengthens its commercial team with new partner appointment
Regional law firm Michelmores has appointed Noel Beale as a partner in its commercial team as it maintains its strong growth. Noel, pictured, offers expert advice on competition and economic regulatory...
View ArticleBurges Salmon lawyers help green ammonia nanotech firm secure $3m investment
Bristol-headquartered independent UK law firm Burges Salmon’s corporate team has advised on a seed funding deal that will enable a nanotech start-up to scale-up its green ammonia technologies. Nium...
View ArticleBristol’s top tech talent ready to compete for coveted award at showcase of...
Sixteen cutting-edge Bristol start-ups will promote their innovative technologies to an audience of influential investors and business leaders at a special event later this month. Now in its 19th year,...
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