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Corporate Members 2022

3PB Albion Chambers Ashfords Barcan + Kirby Beale & Co Bevan Brittan BLM Burges Salmon Clarke Willmott CMS CMNO DAC Beachcroft The Family Law Practice Foot Anstey (including Enable Law) Freeths Fussell Wright GL Law Guildhall Chambers Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Lyons Davidson Marc White & Co Meade King Osborne Clarke Paragon Costs Solutions Queen Square Chambers Royds Withy King Simmons … more

BLS features in Bristol Post oldest thriving companies in Bristol

Excerpt from the article: How Bristol’s oldest companies are still thriving after more than 100 years in business They include the city’s last-surviving chocolate maker a wine merchant and a tannery. Why do some companies struggle to survive beyond a year while others flourish for hundreds? Although more than 90 per cent of small companies in Britain will survive one … more

No 12, The Meeting Rooms – Conference, Meeting and Mediation Rooms for Hire

Please note that the BLS office is shut to members at present as we continue to work from home during the pandemic.  Bristol Law Society’s suite of conference and meeting rooms including a suite of mediation rooms are conveniently located in the centre between the Waterfront Area and the Old City in a modern building situated on the corner of … more

Davies and Partners builds Construction Team

Davies and Partners Solicitors in Bristol have appointed Jan Grimshaw as Senior Solicitor in their growing construction team. Jan, who is a member of the Technology and Construction Solicitors Association, has over 20 years experience of specialising in construction law.  She previously worked in senior positions for Veale Wasborough and Cartwrights Solicitors before running her own specialist construction practice for 10 years.

In her new role with Davies and Partners Jan will be working with the construction team to expand its client base across the South West and along the M4 Corridor, as well as supporting the firm’s national and European construction clients. Jan will be using her expertise to advise construction industry contractors and professionals and private individuals on projects and dispute resolution.

Commenting on her appointment Jan said, “I am delighted to be joining the experienced and pragmatic construction team at Davies and Partners.  These are difficult times for the industry; we understand the pressures faced by developers, contractors and professionals and are committed to responding effectively and commercially to their needs through representing their interests and keeping them abreast of the law through bespoke risk management training.”