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Obama defends reports of spying on internet and phone data

Tim Summers, partner at Silicon Roundabout based law firm, Temple Bright, said that the revelations have huge consequences. “For businesses large and small, this also has repercussions,” he told Channel 4 News. “Firms have grown accustomed to conducting business and storing confidential information online, but this is something that many…
07/06/2013

Bristol law firm Temple Bright hails Milsted Langdon deal

Milsted Langdon, the Bristol-based accountancy firm, has said more about its recently completed merger with fellow city practice Geoff Gollop & Co. Under the deal, which was signed and sealed on 31 May, all Geoff Gollop & Co staff and clients have transferred to Milsted Langdon’s offices on Redcliff Street.…
Jonathan Poole
07/06/2013

Challenging the legal convention

“When people think of law firms, they have this John Grisham image – the senior partners on the golf course with the associates locked in a dungeon for 18 hours a day. That’s the popular image and it’s not the reality – but it’s not a complete fabrication either. A…
22/05/2013

Support crucial to HybridCluster investment

Securing the early backing of some high profile support was key to Bristol technology business HybridCluster’s latest $1m (£650,000) fundraising, the company’s founder and chief executive has told Insider. Luke Marsden said raising the capital was very challenging, but the support was crucial. The business provides software services to the…
Chris Crane
20/05/2013

Robinson deal seen as ‘a sign of confidence’ in south…

A major investor has bought up a large slice of one of Bristol’s most iconic and best-known industrial buildings. The Robinson Building in Bedminster has attracted the interest of a major new investor thanks to its location and reputation. The deal is being seen as a major seal of approval…
Justyn McIlhinney
13/03/2013

Two new partners for rapid-growth Bristol law firm Temple Bright

Fast-growing law firm Temple Bright has recruited two more partners – one in its flagship Bristol office and another in its recently-opened London operation. Kit Harvey, a construction specialist who has worked for City firms Nabarro and RPC, and was a partner at Clarke Willmott, is the Bristol starter, while…
08/03/2013

New funding triggers ambitious expansion for Bristol bakery firm Parsons

Bristol bakery business Parsons plans to increase its outlets from 34 to 70 over the next three years having secured a seven-figure finance agreement plus investment from a fund to finance the expansion. Parsons, which operates a single central bakery in Bristol, wants to open 12 shops a year for…
Tim Summers
08/03/2013

Zero to 140 – the law’s fastest interview

This is the law’s fastest cross-examination. The respondent has to post an answer between zero and 140 characters. Today’s interviewee is the exciting corporate lawyer, Tim Summers of Temple Bright law practice. Temple Bright is made up of a fascinating bunch of lawyers who’re really shaking up the market and…
04/03/2013