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bristol Contents May 2009 briefing magazine Editorial Anna Webb and Penny Muxworthy. Email: [email protected] Bristol Law Society The Law Library, The Law Courts, Bristol BS1 1DA A ray of sunshine... (DX 78111 Bristol 1) Tel: 0117 976 3087 Hooray! Finally, the sunshine has arrived to lift our spirits Around The Firms4 Rowathon at Osbourne Clarke Fax: 0117 945 0860 and top up our tans. Why not enjoy the great weather by www.bristollawsociety.com exploring some of our hidden gems on page 11? Also in this issue we’ve got good news from local firms Courses 7 Advertising Spring Courses Programme who are still managing to expand, a whole page dedicated Nigel Locker to those raising funds for charity, together with the Tel: 07866 407657 lowdown on forthcoming Courses and an essential guide Email: [email protected] from our own Rosie Torre on getting that job! You will find Christina Robino more unmissable news that we couldn’t squeeze into this Tel: 07974 093091 issue on our website www.bristolbriefing.com. Email: [email protected] Congratulations go to lucky Tom Baker and Rosalyn Bristol Briefing is published Savage who have each won a pair of tickets to see Vanessa by Bud UK Ltd Mae in concert and to Richard Vann Jones who has won Publishing and Consulting. the bottle of Barolo. Due to the overwhelming Tel: 01225 427790 response to our competitions, we have 2 bubbly Web: www.bud.uk.com bottles of Lanson Black Label Brut champagne to win. All you have to do is find the one we’ve Food & Drink 10 Production We check out Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s hidden. It’s not as easy as last issue, so happy The Group of Seven River Cottage Canteen in Bath hunting and send a brief description of where Tel: 0560 116 1883 you found it to me at [email protected]. Email: [email protected] Web: www.thegroupofseven.co.uk

All rights reserved, reproduction in whole or part without written permission from the publisher is not permitted. The views of the contributors are not necessarily those of the editor or of the Bristol Law Society. Anna Webb Editor

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FOSTER & PARTNERS are pleased to to settle all his cases announce the expansion of their specialist team outside litigation. of family lawyers at their offi ce in Kingswood Jonathan Hoey, head with the arrival of Tracey Walker, a specialist in of the banking litigation divorce and family law for over 17 years. practice said “Following Tracey joins the fi rm as an associate. She has a signifi cant increase in specialised as a family lawyer since qualifying client demand for our as a solicitor in 1991. She was previously a services we are further partner in a fi rm in South Devon where she strengthening our already hugely experienced charities including was head of the family law department before team. We’re delighted that Neil is joining us.” the and Wallace and Gromit’s relocating to Bristol where she joined Foster Children’s Foundation. and Partners in February 2009. VEALE WASBROUGH LAWYERS have Jos said, “I am delighted to have joined Veale Tracey is a member and an accredited specialist appointed Jos Moule as partner to expand its Wasbrough which has a strong reputation of Resolution. Her accountancy background Professional Partnerships and LLP Practice. for supporting businesses in the region. My enables her to unravel the complex fi nancial issues Jos (pictured top right) joins from Osborne corporate focus has principally been in relation that may result from relationship breakdown. She Clarke where he had worked for over 17 years. to the local Bristol market and South West has a depth and wealth of experience in assisting Jos will be using his extensive partnership law and I have good links with many key business clients with drafting pre-marital and cohabitation experience to advise on a wide range of matters individuals who operate in the city. I look agreements and resolving disputes about children. for both professional and trading partnerships and forward to supporting the team in developing Tracey is pictured on the left with Jenna Eldret LLPs and individual partners including solicitors, Veale Wasbrough’s corporate client base further.” (both below, left), who joined as an assistant accountants, doctors, dentists, actuaries, surveyors solicitor only a few months earlier. Jenna is also a and stockbrokers. WILTSHIREBASED LAW fi r m Goughs member of Resolution and specialises in all areas Jos spent several years working as a medical has expanded its presence in Calne by moving of family with a particular interest and expertise scientist with the Public Health Laboratory Service to larger premises.  e fi rm, which also has in cases involving disputes about children, in Bristol before retraining in law. He has used his offi ces in , Devizes, Corsham, including those involving Social Services. scientifi c training to develop a niche legal service in Trowbridge and Melksham, moved into the new the medical and biotechnology sectors. Calne offi ces earlier in March. TLT HAS APPOINTED Neil Franklin as an Jos is also heavily involved with the voluntary From these offi ces the fi rm is better able to serve associate in its Banking & Financial sector in Bristol and is a its commercial and private clients and off er more Services Litigation team. trustee of a number of benefi ts including a free family law drop-in clinic Neil (pictured far right) joins from every Monday afternoon. Bond Pearce in Bristol where he was  e new offi ces were opened by the Mayor a Senior Associate. He has ten years’ of Calne to a reception of guests including experience advising professional staff , clients and friends of the fi rm. fi rms and their insurer clients on Stephen Cave, Partner-in-Charge of the professional indemnity matters. Neil Calne offi ce said “Moving to larger premises has advised on complex professional is a real achievement in this period of negligence cases that have gone economic downturn and represents a major to trial at the High Court and also investment for the fi rm which will bring real on those settled by mediation. He benefi ts for our clients.” has recently settled a £6 million Pictured above left at the offi cial multiparty negligence claim. He is opening are Stephen Cave and the Mayor an advocate of mediation, and seeks of Calne.

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Rowathon raises funds ON 18TH MARCH Captains and players from three of the West Country’s leading rugby teams took part in a rowing machine challenge in aid of  e Prostate Cancer Charity at the offi ces of law fi rm Osborne Clarke.  e rowathon saw around 50 OC people, as well as 6 professional rugby players row for 20 minute sessions, keeping each of three Solicitors launch machines going for 8 hours reaching the 24 hour target.  e event raised £2,500 for  e Prostate Cancer Charity and drew onlookers fund raising year throughout the day - especially when the rugby players did their bit! Out of the rugby teams Bristol RFC clocked up the longest irby Simcox Solicitors in Bristol fi rm’s year of support. He said, “Domestic violence distance.  e evening quiz raised £1,000 for has launched a year of fund raising accounts for up to a quarter of all violent crimes  e Bristol Children’s Help Society. activity for Survive, the South and it has more repeat victims that any other Gloucestershire and Bristol charity crime. Survive is not a huge national charity and Pictured above are some of the participants K which provides services for women and children consequently our staff across our three offi ces, hard at work. suff ering from domestic violence and abuse. felt it is a very worthy local cause. We will aim to Kirby Simcox asks its staff to nominate a charity raise over £800 through a range of fund raising for the fi rm to support every year.  is year the activities and fun events throughout the year.” unanimous winner was Survive which has been based in Kingswood for over 34 years and which Pictured From left to right, Survive Refuge and helped over 400 women and children in 2007/8. Outreach Service’s Manager Terry Jones,  e law fi rm has worked closely with Survive Kirby Simcox’s Partner and Head of the Family for many years. Partner and Head of the Family Team Jim Gridley and family lawyers Kirsten Team, Jim Gridley (pictured) helped launch the Hale and Victoria Williams.

Will Aid beats past records Solicitor runs DESPITE THE CREDIT CRUNCH and severe  e Wills & Probate for charity economic downturn, local solicitors Wards, based team at Wards, who in Bristol were amongst those all over the UK who carried out the work, are IAN TOMLINSON, Solicitor at Swindon volunteered their time and skill during November absolutely delighted at based Lemon&Co Solicitors, has raised money 2008 to write fee free Wills to raise money for the this achievement. Partner Jenny Pierce, says: for the Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) by 9 Will Aid charities.  eir generosity, hard work “We have taken part in Will Aid for the last 3 completing the Bath Half Marathon. and dedication has certainly paid off . campaigns and have raised over £3500 in total. Ian (pictured on the right) joined Early indications show that the recent Will  is year we raised £2725, making this our most thousands of runners and completed the Aid campaign was the most successful ever. To successful year yet” 13-mile course in just over two hours. date, more than £870,000 (including Gift Aid)  is money will be put to work by the Will Ian comments: “My father suff ered with has been received.  is is already higher than Aid charities to make a real and immediate Parkinson’s Disease so I was pleased that I the previous campaign’s total of £732,000 and diff erence to the lives of people in need in the was able to raise some funds for the Society money is still coming in. UK and around the world. to help with their research”.

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Don’t forget! TLT welcomes new trainees Lord Hunt visit ● Don’t forget that the LAW FIRM TLT has welcomed fi ve national Law Society are new trainee solicitors to the fi rm’s inviting you to an open training scheme. Emily Dunford, meeting on the Legal Yanna Ekaterinis, Rosa Pettifer, Regulation Review chaired Tobias Price and Jennifer Tugman by Lord Hunt in Bristol on started their two-year training 15 May 2.00-4.00pm at the contract at the fi rm in March. offi ces of Beachcroft, Portwall Each of the new trainees will Place, Portwall Lane. Book spend six months in a diff erent your place online at www. ‘seat’ or specialist team, getting lawsociety.org.uk/events or fi rst hand experience of legal e-mail [email protected]. practice and advising and dealing uk confi rming which event with TLT’s clients under expert on key legal practice areas, which distinguished by technical excellence, you wish to attend, along supervision. All TLT trainees can involve direct contact with willingness to embrace team working with your name, job title benefi t from a designated trainee referrers and key clients. and a passion for client service. I’m and organisation. Spaces are supervisor, regular partner contact TLT currently has 28 trainee delighted to welcome Emily, Yanna, limited so please book early. and comprehensive technical and solicitors participating in the Rosa, Tobias and Jennifer to TLT.” skills training.  e training is broad- training scheme, which is heavily ranging and includes professional oversubscribed and enjoys a high Pictured: TLT’s Training Principal and skills courses and the fi rm’s T to retention rate. Partner Maria Connolly (front centre) Missing Wills 2 scheme, where trainees and TLT’s Training Principal and with new trainees (left to right) Jennifer other lawyers of up to two year Partner Maria Connolly says, Tugman, Tobias Price, Rosa Pettifer, BERTHA NORA CUMMING, post-qualifi cation receive training “TLT looks for talented people, Emily Dunford and Yanna Ekaterinis. Deceased. Date of death: 22 January 2009. If anyone holds a Will for BERTHA NORA CUMMING deceased, BLS & JLD talk careers (known as PAT CUMMING and also known as NORA BERTHA CUMMING), late LAST MONTH, BRISTOL LAW other fi elds of legal work within of 14 Millier Road, Cleeve, SOCIETY welcomed members of the judiciary, constabulary and Bristol please could they Bristol’s Junior Lawyers’ Division in commerce. With qualifi cation contact Laurence Holmes, to the Law Library for a series of fast approaching for many of the Solicitor of 33 Pauls talks introducing trainees and newly region’s trainee solicitors, the Causeway, Congresbury, qualifi ed solicitors to various areas event was well attended by North Somerset BS49 of legal practice which lie beyond those reconsidering their future 5DQ Tel. Yatton 01934 the scope of the career path usually careers or simply interested 838445 or email email@ pursued by most aspiring lawyers. to see what other options are laurenceholmes.co.uk  e evening was opened by available.  e full report appears Bristol Law Society’s very own on the BB website. ANNE VALERIE Rosie Torre before each of the guest Any trainee solicitors approaching available through Bristol Law BRETHERICK died 17th speakers, District Judge Julie Exton, qualifi cation (or qualifi ed solicitors Society. Leon Smith (Beachcroft/JLD) March 2009. Late of Smokey in-house counsel Kate Anthony- looking to evaluate their career Lodge, 56 High Street, Wilkinson and Juliet Hagley from options) are invited to call Rosie Pictured left to right are Charlotte Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 1AU. Avon and Somerset Constabulary or Charlotte on 0117 976 3085/6 Dixon (BLS), Juliet Hagley (Avon Anyone knowing of a Will gave lively accounts of their own for friendly and totally confi dential and Somerset Constabulary), please contact Thatcher moves from private practice into advice on the recruitment services and Rosie Torre (BLS). & Hallam Solicitors, Ref: 20444-1, 01761 414646.

SHEILA ISAAC late of 8 BRISTOL COUNTY COURT NEWS Annual increase in insolvency petition deposits 2009. Wayside Close, Frampton The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2009, comes into force on 6 April 2009, Cotterell BS17 2JL. Anyone increases insolvency petition deposits as follows: knowing of a Will please Company winding up petition deposit increased from £690 to £715 contact Clutton Cox Solicitors Bankruptcy (debtor’s petition) deposit increased from £345 to £360 on 01454-312125 or email Bankruptcy (creditor’s petition) deposit increased from £415 to £430 [email protected]

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ere’s more to Bristol and Bath than the 10 May Rhydian Last year’s X Factor fi nalist Suspension Bridge and the ermae Bath Spa. hits Bristol with his unique classical style. If you know where to look, you’ll fi nd an Tickets from £22.50. Bristol Hippodrome, St abundance of fascinating, fantastic little Augustine’s Parade, Bristol BS1 4UZ. Box Offi ce treasures. We count down 10 of our favourites, 0844 8472325, www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk from pubs to parks, in no particular order… 11 May Paddy Ashdown Nightingale Valley and Paradise visits Bristol for the 1 Bottom If the names alone aren’t enough publication of his to draw you to the southern and northern autobiography, A Fortunate reaches of Leigh Woods (respectively), then Life. It should be fascinating the glorious variety of fl ora and fauna waiting for microbreweries have given this place a cult-like – he was a Royal Marine you there should be enough to get you reaching following. You’ll see… 142 Temple Street, Bristol Commando, a member of for your wellington boots. Leigh Woods, Bristol St Mary Redcliff e Of course, we’re not the Special Boat Service and Get priceless views 7 suggesting that Bristol’s most famous church an international peacemaker, 2 of the Avon Gorge via Clifton Observatory’s is a hidden gem. Rather, the piece of tram-rail as well as an MP and party leader. Tickets £4- viewing platform, which hangs some 250 feet stuck in the graveyard courtesy of a WW2 air raid £6. 6pm start. eatre. Raleigh above the valley fl oor beneath. You’ll need is worth a look, as is the memorial to the church Road. Southville. Bristol BS3 1TF. Box offi ce to walk through St Vincent’s Cave to reach cat. Redcliff e Way, Bristol 0117 9020344, [email protected] it. Claustrophobics need not apply. Near the Beese’s Riverside Bar and Tea Gardens Suspension Bridge, Bristol 8 You’d be hard-pushed to fi nd a nicer spot in 12-16 May Romeo & Juliet by the Northern Arnos Vale Cemetery  is huge necropolis, the city on a hot summer’s day. Bristol Ferry Boat Ballet  eatre. One of the most intense ballets 3 opened in 1839, is the fi nal resting place Company runs regular ‘cream tea’ cruises from set against a backdrop of one of the most of some of Bristol’s most important fi gures. Welsh Back or park in Conham Road car park, famous love stories. Tickets from £18.50. Bath Undergoing a major restoration that should be follow the riverbank round to the steps, ring the eatre Royal. Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET. Box fi nished by autumn, chuck a few quid into the bell and wait for the Conham Ferry to transport Offi ce 01225 448844, www.theatreroyal.org.uk collection box and get lost among its fascinating you across the Avon. Wyndham Crescent, Bristol Victorian memorials. Bath Road, Bristol George V memorial garden Grab your 25-30 May All the fun of the Fair A new Margaret’s Buildings Gorgeous little row of 9 book, head over to Henrietta Park in musical starring David Essex. A travelling 4 shops (above right) a stone’s throw from  e Bath and take a seat in the lovely but virtually funfair provides the backdrop to a moving Circus (keep your eye out for famous resident deserted George V memorial garden, with its contemporary love story. Featuring hits such Nicolas Cage), the jewel in Margaret’s Buildings’ rose-and-wisteria covered pergola and tranquil as “Hold Me Close”, “Gonna Make You a Star”. crown is the delicious Hansel and Gretel Shop pond. Off Laura Place, Bath Tickets from £7.50. Bristol Hippodrome. and Strudel Bar. 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