Burges Salmon and Gowling WLG  have announced their 2018 new partner promotions, with fewer women making partner at both firms this year.

Bristol's Burges Salmon has made up two male lawyers to partnership, with the promotions set to take total partner count to 88. Last year the firm made up three new partners, including one woman.

Tax lawyer Ian Carnochan, who has a broad practice covering corporate, real estate and commercial tax, and construction and engineering lawyer Richard Adams, who focuses on the energy, utilities and transport and infrastructure sectors, both join the partnership in Bristol.