The Law School is delighted to welcome George Ferguson, the Mayor of Bristol, on 16 July for the Ten Years Community Interest Company Anniversary Celebration. Further key speakers include Sara Burgess, Regulator of Community Interest Companies, and Professor Wendy Larner, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law.

Details of the event: 

Ten Years Community Interest Company Anniversary Celebration
Thursday, 16 July 2015, 11.30am - 6.30pm (including lunch and drinks reception)
University of Bristol Law School, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Rd, Bristol BS8 1 RJ

The Community Interest Company (CIC) was introduced in 2005, offering social enterprises an adaptable corporate legal form to structure their business in accordance with their social, environmental and economic objectives. This event brings together social entrepreneurs, practitioners, academics and public experts to reflect on the successes as well as ongoing challenges of the pioneering CIC format, in particular on issues of investment, accounting, governance and public service commissioning.

The event is free but registration is required. For further details and registration see the event page.

​Contact: Nina Boeger, Director of the Centre for Law and Enterprise, University of Bristol Law School