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BYlaw, the South West’s organisation for LGBT lawyers, is holding a quiz on 12th September and Ben Tarrant, BLS’s vice-president is leading a BLS team to try to bring back...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/ben-tarrant-confident-that-bls-team-can-win-bylaw-quiz/
Bristol Law Society was saddened to learn of the sudden death of Robert Moody on Monday, 18 August. His memorial service will take place at East Harptree Parish Church on...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/robert-moody/
BLS President, Ashley Palminteri rounds-up forthcoming events at BLS. May I welcome everyone back from their summer holiday. If you’re like me it’s taken a couple of weeks to get...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/presidents-round-up-for-september/
The shortlisted nominees for Bristol Law Society’s 2013 Awards have now been announced. We would like to congratulate everyone that has been nominated. The Annual Awards Dinner sponsored by University...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/annual-awards-dinner-nominations-announced/
In the TV series Whitechapel the notorious Bristol case of John Horwood was mentioned. This unfortunate was convicted of murder in 1821. He was the first person to be hanged at Bristol New...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/the-skeleton-of-john-horwood/
The winners of the Bristol Law Society’s Annual Awards will be published here as soon after the Annual Dinner as possible. But if you want to be the first person...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/and-the-winner-is-bristol-law-societys-annual-awards/
On Thursday 17th October at 5.30pm, Bristol Law Society is hosting its second annual presentation and reception for all Newly Qualified Solicitors (who qualified in October 2013 and the preceding...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/presentation-to-newly-qualified-solicitors-2/
Legal Sunday, the opening of the new Bristol Legal Year, took place this year on October 13th with an unusual amount of publicity, including prominence on local radio news. Here...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/legal-sunday-3/
Bristol Law Society’s Annual Awards Dinner was held on Thursday 10 October 2013, at the Marriott City Centre Hotel. We would like to congratulate everyone that was shortlisted for an...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/awards-winners-at-bls-annual-dinner-2/
This, I believe, will be my last President’s round up – and perhaps because of that it may be my longest. In reality, it’s because so much has happened over...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/ashley-palminteris-presidents-round-up/
At the BLS AGM held on Tuesday 26th November, Ben Tarrant of TLT was elected to succeed Ashley Palminteri as President of the Society. Ben is a partner in the...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/ben-tarrant-elected-as-bls-president-for-2014/
The 143rd AGM of Bristol Law Society took place on Tuesday 26th November 2013 and members heard about a busy and successful year for the society and saw the election...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/new-president-ben-tarrant-reports-on-agm/
The AGM of BLS took place on November 26th when new President Ben Tarrant was elected to succeed outgoing President Ashley Palminteri Ashley summarised his year as president whilst Ben...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/agm-photos/
Bristol Law Society is saddened to learn of the death of George Atkinson who was formerly President of Bristol Law Society in 1971/72. George Atkinson was also formerly Senior Partner...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/george-atkinson/
This is my first column of the presidential year and may I start by belatedly wishing you, your colleagues and families all a happy new year. The Christmas and New...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/presidents-column/
Ashley Palminteri, Head of Department at The Family Law Practice was interviewed by Esther Rantzen, on behalf of The One Show. The feature relates to the difficulties that Grandparents can...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/ashley-palminteri-interviewed-by-esther-rantzen/
We are delighted that former BLS President and local legal historian Jack Lyes is producing a series giving information about past BLS Presidents. Here he looks at the Presidents from...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/past-law-society-presidents/
Since I became president in November 2013 the overwhelming impression I have is that the legal sector is under attack and the pace and scope of change is relentless. 4...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/presidents-update-march-2014/
BLS President Ben Tarrant rounds up his latest activities and looks forward to forthcoming BLS activities. The calendar of events at Bristol Law Society is now in full swing and...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/presidents-update-for-april/
A solicitor is seldom very fat……..A solicitor is seldom very tall . . . a solicitor has a keen, enquiring look – uneasy, not to say, suspicious; he is often...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/the-life-of-a-lawyer-in-1840/
BLS President, Ben Tarrant, updates the membership on some changes:- The last couple of years have been an exciting and busy time for BLS and it is clear over the...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/all-change-in-the-bls-office/
In 1920, Bristol Law Society commissioned and erected a plaque to commemorate the names of those members of the Society who served in and those who fell during the Great...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/world-war-one-commemoration-delights-bls-members/
Annual Awards Dinner Speech Thursday 23rd October 2014 Welcome Lord Lieutenant, My Lord Bishop, Deputy Lord Mayor, High Sheriff of Bristol, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Bristol Law...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bls-president-ben-tarrants-speech-to-the-annual-dinner/
The BLS AGM will take place this evening (Wednesday 26th November) at the Law Library starting at 5pm. All members are urged to attend. BLS President Ben Tarrant of TLT...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/new-bls-president-elected-today/
At the Bristol Law Society Annual General Meeting, outgoing President, Ben Tarrant of TLT reported on his year in office. Here is his report. 1. Introduction In November 2013 we had...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/ben-tarrant-reports-to-agm-on-his-year-in-office/
Michael Gupwell of Gregg Latchams is the new President of Bristol Law Society, holding office during 2015. Michael is originally from Worcestershire and attended The King’s School Worcester, before taking...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/michael-gupwell-is-new-bls-president/
Current BLS President Michael gupwell has made presentations at the most recent BLS Council meeting to former president, Ben Tarrant, and former Hon Secretary, Leon Smith – to their obvious...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/presentation-to-outgoing-president/
Jack Lyes, himself formerly a Past President of Bristol Law Society, has been looking at the records and archives held in the Bristol Records Office to find out more about...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/information-about-former-past-presidents/
In this section Jack Lyes summarises information about Bristol Law Society Past Presidents from 1870 – 1889 1870 Charles Edward Ward. Clerk to Merchant Venturers. Photograph in BA ref 44687/BLS/IM/Ph/2/2....
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/information-about-past-presidents/
Bristol Law Society is sad to announce that Robert Birkett, a Past President of Bristol Law Society (1977-1978), passed away at home on Monday 20th April 2015. Robert was senior...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/robert-birkett-bls-past-president-1977-1978/
Former BLS President and Legal Historian, Jack Lyes, has been researching the careers of Past Presidents. Here he looks at the potted careers of those Presidents from World War One...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bristol-law-society-presidents-1914-1930/
Jack Lyes, himself formerly a Past President of Bristol Law Society, has been looking at the records and archives held in the Bristol Records Office to find out more about...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bristol-law-society-past-presidents-1931-1950/
It is with sadness that BLS has been informed of the passing of former President, Sir Richard Gaskell. Sir Richard Gaskell sadly passed away on 17th July 2015. Sir Richard...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/sir-richard-gaskell/
At the BLS AGM, held on 26th November, John Moriarty was elected as President following in the footsteps of Andrew Gregg as one of the handful of Presidents to hold...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/john-moriarty-elected-as-new-president/
Double congratulations are in order for our Immediate Past President, Michael Gupwell, Associate at Wards Solicitors. Firstly, on his recent marriage and now his election as President of ASWLS (Association of South Western...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/congratulations-to-michael-gupwell-immediate-past-president-bls/
Our warmest congratulations go to Robert Bourns, Partner at TLT, on becoming the 172nd President of the Law Society. Robert as many of you will know is a former President...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/robert-bourns-partner-tlt-appointed-president-of-the-law-society/
Becky Moyce was invested as President of BLS at its AGM held in its new offices on 23 November 2016. Biography Becky joined Temple Bright LLP as a Partner in...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bls-new-president-201617-becky-moyce/
Bristol Law Society (BLS), the oldest local law society in the country, has acquired new premises in the centre of the city. The move to the two-storey, 1,800 sq ft...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/new-home-for-bristol-law-society/
Although Bristol Law Society was founded in 1770 it wasn’t until 1841 that it was incorporated but that still makes us the oldest company in Bristol according to Bristol Post research. For full...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bristol-post-reveal-bls-at-top-of-oldest-companies-in-bristol/
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