Burges Salmon LLP is a

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based in

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About Burges Salmon

Burges Salmon is a UK law firm with a national and international client base. The firm operates throughout the UK and in European and international

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s. The firm currently has sector expertise in a range of areas including energy, transport, food and farming, real estate, financial services and infrastructure. The firm was a founder member of the Legal Sector Alliance. In 2012, Burges Salmon chose the

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charity, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal, as its charity of the year - raising £84,000 to help support the expansion of the hospital. In 2013, the firm became a founding sponsor of

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and The Grand Appeal's

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public art exhibition – sponsoring Aardman's Gromit sculpture at

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. The firm publishes an annual review called Insight.

History

The origins of the firm go back to 1841 when Edward Burges set up as a sole practitioner. His father and grandfather had both been lawyers before him. Following the death of the founder in 1890, the practice was continued by his son W. E. Parry Burges who formed a partnership with a Mr Sloan, resulting in the name becoming Burges & Sloan. In 1947 the partnership was joined by Stuart Evans, who was then practising alone as Salmon, Cumberland and Evans. The firm's move to Narrow Quay House in 1982 saw the shortening of the name to "Burges Salmon". In 2010, Burges Salmon re-located from Narrow Quay to its current head office at One Glass Wharf in the

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. In 2012, the firm also moved its London offices from Chancery Exchange to New Street Square, enabling it to operate from both Bristol and London. Burges Salmon has authored a number of publications including the ''Burges Salmon Guide to Nuclear Law'' and the ''Burges Salmon Guide for Landowners and Farmers'', also known as ''The Pink Book'' . In 2008, allegations were made against Burges Salmon that sub-prime loans may have been mis-sold to farmers, and was investigated by the

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. In October 2010 the

announced that it had closed the investigation with no further action.

References

External links

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''Chambers Student Guide''

Burges Salmon talks the talk, ''The Lawyer'', 26 March 2008

Lorraine Cushnie, Burges Salmon assists FirstGroup with rail triumph. ''The Lawyer'', 15-Dec-2005
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