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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

Junior Lawyers’ ball raises over £3000 for Children’s Hospice South West

The Bristol Junior Lawyers Division raised £3007 at their recent annual ball, beating last year’s total.

 

The committee’s Vice-Chair, Ali Batchelor (Withy King LLP), organised the ball with the help of JLD Chair Nicola Cunnington (DAC Beachcroft), Laura Cavill (Direct Line Group) and Danielle Spalding (Ashfords).

 

“The ball was a huge success this year and we are delighted to have raised so much for such a wonderful local charity. Janey Hellman, attended the event on behalf of the charity and gave an important reminder of the crucial work that the charity carries out. Huge thanks go to Paragon Costs, St Johns Chambers, Hayes Legal and Wesleyan for Lawyers for their continued support which allowed us to host the event. With the involvement of our sponsors and membership we hope to raise over £5000 by the end of the committee year”.

 

The Bristol JLD will be continuing to host events in aid of CHSW until the end of the committee year in November.