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December 2011Gym in good shape with franchise plan
A Shropshire health club business is planning to offer affordable fitness to residents across the UK by launching new franchised versions of its proven successful formula nationwide in the New Year. more >
October 2011Pooling talents
A lawyer and a designer who have worked for some of the biggest companies in the world have joined forces to set up a design firm with a difference in Shropshire. more >
September 2010New appointment at Blackbourn & Bond
Stuart Rose joins Blackbourn & Bond as Consultant Solicitor. Recognising Stuart’s strengths in various areas of the law and his business acumen, Blackbourn & Bond invited him to join the Company as a Consultant Solicitor. Stuart’s expertise in the areas of Corporate/Commercial, Private Client and Property compliments an already strong commercial team at Blackbourn & Bond enabling the Company to offer clients added value with an extended range of services... more >
August 2010Celebrating first anniversary
We caught up with Blackbourn & Bond who recently celebrated their first anniversary as one of the first of a new kind of law firms known as an 'LDP'. The firm has been established for seven years but, true to their innovative and entrepreneurial character, were one of the first fourteen law firms in the country... more >
June 2010Join our team at Blackbourn & Bond
Blackbourn & Bond are actively looking for talented individuals to join their expanding team of Lawyers and support staff. If you have a commercial focus, looking for a new challenge and think you could be part of a dynamic commercial team of lawyers then we would be delighted to meet with you.
May 2010Not so much Tiger Woods but Nick in the woods
Not so much Tiger Woods but Nick in the woods
We are delighted to announce that one of our directors has picked up a rare and coveted award at a recent county golf day. Nick Blackbourn and his team playing in the Shropshire Chamber Golf Day were awarded the prize for their sterling efforts during the day where they came in to finish in a memorable..... wait for it...... LAST place.
Advice and coaching tips welcome..... ours is to stay in the office!
April 2010Pedal power – TORQ fitness on the move
We were delighted to assist TORQ Ltd in their move to new larger premises. TORQ specialise in fitness consultancy and sports nutritional products mainly aimed at mountain bike athletes and triathletes. The new premises consisting of nearly 10,000 sq ft located on the Shropshire Powys border will now enable TORQ to offer all their services under one roof and expand the services they already offer.
February 2010
West Midlands Success for Local Firm
Following on from the success of the basic contract law seminar hosted by Midlands Excellence and Business Link for the East Midlands; leading expert in commercial law Nick Blackbourn from Blackbourn & Bond Solicitors, has presented a second contract law seminar for the West Midlands clients of Midlands Excellence at the BMW Plant Hams Hall in Coleshill, Warwickshire.
February 2010
Investors In Excellence Awards Ceremony – Birmingham ICC 21 January 2010
Blackbourn & Bond attended the annual Investors in Excellence awards ceremony at the ICC in Birmingham to celebrate the success of a number of regional and national business and support Investors in Excellence.
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January 2010Blackbourn & Bond supporting the Shropshire Star
We are delighted to announce that from January 2010 Blackbourn & Bond will be supporting the Business Section of the Shropshire Star helping to promote and encourage business in the Shropshire and West Midlands regions.
November 2009Shrewsbury law firm demonstrates the importance of legal mediation in resolving business disputes
"All too often lawyers can be seen as cynical exacerbators and not healers of disputes, yet in the case of good business lawyers their role can be to act as the commercial mediator betwee...
October 2009Vacancies at Blackbourn & Bond
We are looking to strengthen and expand our teams in the following areas. Entrepreneurial business lawyers, ideally with a following in all areas. PA/Secretarial and market...
September 2009Businesses in E Midlands benefit from expert legal advice
Nick Blackbourn from Shrewsbury's leading commercial law specialists Blackbourn & Bond was recently invited to host a seminar by Investors in Excellence and Business Link for the East Midlands ...
August 2009Shrewsbury law firm leads trans-atlantic negotiations
The recent successful acquisition of Applied Seismology Consultants (ASC) by US-based Itasca International Inc. (Itasca) was achieved with the legal support of Shrewsbury commercial law firm, B...
July 2009Blackbourn & Bond speak out on local radio
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP ATTRACTS HUGE MEDIA INTEREST Blackbourn & Bond's innovative new partnership with Wrexham & Shropshire Trains is attracting huge media attention...
July 2009Going Places with Wrexham & Shropshire
BLACKBOURN & BOND 'GOING PLACES' WITH WREXHAM & SHROPSHIRE Law firm to offer free legal advice on-board rail services to London From August 2009, passengers travelling...
July 2009Is your Lawyer a Business Confidant or Commercial Fire Fighter
Nick Blackbourn, Director of the region's leading specialist commercial law firm, Blackbourn & Bond, explains how a closer relationship with your lawyer can bring added business b...
July 2009Business lawyers help a Black Country manufacturer survive the recession
A Black Country manufacturer who suffered a downturn in business because of the recession has now turned its fortunes around with the help of Shropshire’s leading commercial law special...
July 2009Birmingham Post
Legal Advice Helps Firm Spring Back Shropshire commercial law firm Blackbourn & Bond is celebrating after helping Black Country manufacturer Alpha-Rowen turn its fortunes round with a restru...
June 2009Bang & Olufsen Evening
Blackbourn & Bond together with their bank Svenska Handelsbanken and Bang & Olufsen hosted a relaxed evening for their clients and contacts at Shrewsbury's Bang & Olufsen showroom...
June 2009The Lawyer - 29 June 2009
More and more firms are looking to capitalise on structural changes allowed under the Legal Services Act. Nick Blackbourn Earlier this month The Lawyer reported that Cubism Law was focusing o...
April 2009Smart deal for Shropshire law firm
Smart Cut, a Midlands ground maintenance company, has acquired TFN Landscapes, in the latest deal successfully negotiated by Shrewsbury commercial law firm Blackbourn & Bond. TFN Lan...
April 2009Commercial law firm appoints first non-lawyer director
A leading Shropshire commercial law firm has become one of the first in the UK to appoint a non-lawyer director using new legislation that came into effect at the end of March 2009. Blackbourn &...
April 2009 Specialist commercial law firm Blackbourn & Bond open a new chapter
On 6th April 2009, leading Shropshire based commercial law firm Blackbourn & Bond Ltd created a new chapter in the company's history, by announcing a new company name, revealing a sophisticated...
April 2009Am I Going Bust
With many businesses currently suffering cash flow difficulties, company directors and owners are asking, 'does this mean I am going bust?' Nick Blackbourn from Shropshi...
March 2009Birmingham Post
Leading Shropshire based commercial law firm Blackbourn & Bond Ltd recently attended a West Midlands Event Network (WMEN) event called Succeeding in the Perfect Storm, which featured the reno...
February 2009Honest to Darwin
Nick Blackbourn, director of leading Shropshire based commercial law firm Blackbourn & Bond Ltd was recently featured in the Shropshire Star at the launch of the Shrewsbury Deep Waters Trus...