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“Skin in the game”

Conditional Fee ("no win no fee") Agreements (CFAs) have been around for some time now. But do they really work for both claimant clients and their solicitors? A CFA inevitably changes the dynamics of the client/solicitor relationship because the client is obliged to assist the solicitor just as much as…
Richard Fisher
05/12/2023

Should I use generative AI in my business?

This is likely to be one of the biggest challenges businesses will face in the near future. The answer to this question will depend on a range of factors, including: The type of business and whether there are any sector-specific regulations, codes of practice, standards or guidelines applicable to the…
Rosie Evans
23/11/2023

Temple Bright advises on new flagship Asda store in Wiltshire…

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised the owners of a site in Wiltshire on the construction of a flagship Asda Express as part of the supermarket group’s planned 300-store nationwide expansion. The store in Calne is the third in Asda’s new Express format, which will be adopted…
Julia Davenport-Cooper
16/11/2023

Plan for jobs and employment support

Since the pandemic, rates of economic inactivity have increased substantially. In particular, young people, people over 50 and people with disabilities and long-term health conditions have experienced high levels of economic inactivity which the current employment support provision has been unable to remedy. The House of Commons Work and Pensions…
Rosie Evans
26/10/2023

Temple Bright guides digital art certification innovator Artclear through rapid…

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is working with innovative certification technology business Artclear as it grows into a major force in the art world. Coming from the world of payments and settlements of high-value financial transactions, Artclear’s founders Angus Scott and Charlotte Black identified why the art world…
James Vickerman
20/10/2023

Temple Bright supporting pioneering UK firm aiming to bring home…

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is advising a cultivated meat producer that is offering a potentially game-changing approach to sustainable pork as it scales up and moves towards commercialisation. Uncommon Bio, formerly called Highersteaks, was founded in Bristol in 2017 and is now based in Cambridge. It recently…
Andy Poulton
22/09/2023

Temple Bright team handles acquisition of visitor attraction known as…

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised on the purchase of Kents Cavern, a system of caves near Torquay claimed to be "the oldest residence in Britain" owing to the evidence for human habitation extending back to the Stone Age. The World Heritage Site has been acquired by…
Stuart Hutson
15/09/2023

Saxon Trust secures new £35m funding line from OakNorth

Saxon Trust has significantly expanded its funding capability with a new £35m funding facility from OakNorth. The London-based specialist bridging and development lender believes that this additional wholesale funding will enable them to capture additional market share, as traditional lenders increasingly pull back from the mid-market space. Having expanded their product range…
Alistair Hill
12/09/2023