Do you own assets such as property or shares in joint names or hold joint bank accounts? Most commonly this will be with your spouse or civil partner, but it may be outside of marriage with a long-term partner, sibling or parent, for example. Have you considered how the ownership of such assets affects...
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In a classic David-versus-Goliath smackdown, a US-based musician-turned-programmer has won a protracted legal struggle against the mighty Trump Organization over rights to the ‘iTrump’ trade mark. Tom Scharfield is the founder, CEO and, indeed, sole employee of app developer Spoonjack. A keen brass player, he is the creator of the ‘iTrump’ trumpet simulator app,...
Bath’s newly opened Apex Hotel is a game-changer for the city, allowing it to compete seriously in the conference market for the first time, according to Visit Bath chief executive David James. Speaking at the hotel’s official opening this week, he said its purpose-built conference facilities, which have capacity for 400 delegates, meant Bath could...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has improved its position among the sector’s Top 100 for the second year. The firm climbed up The Lawyer’s league table by seven places to be ranked at 85. The table forms part of the magazine’s annual UK 200 report, which profiles the largest firms by revenue,...
Criminal lawyers at Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards are celebrating their team’s first appearance in the respected sector reference guide The Legal 500. The publication, which came out last week, ranks the top lawyers and firms from the UK’s regions. This year Mowbray Woodwards’ criminal law team makes its debut alongside established South West...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has added to its 2017 trophy haul by being named Large Practice of the Year at the UK’s Practice Excellence Awards. The firm, which operates Bath’s largest accountants’ office, landed the accolade against stiff competition from across the country due to its significant growth in client advisory work, its...
The Marketing Centre, the UK’s leading provider of part-time marketing directors, has appointed John Courtney as its new regional director for the West Country & Wales. John, pictured, founded Strategy Digital, a 50-person digital marketing agency based in Bristol, which he sold to national firm Fat Media in 2015. He is known in the...
Bath business adviser Sue Marchant is hoping to give the competition the chop when she competes in the World Tang Soo Do Association’s European Championships tomorrow. Sue, pictured, who advises firms enrolled on the Bath Business Support Programme as director of the business growth consultancy Cool Ventures, is representing Great Britain at the martial...
Andrew Grant, founder and director of Bath-based landscape architect Grant Associates, has been appointed chair of Bathscape Landscape Partnership, the organisation that aims to benefit the city’s unique landscape for people, communities and heritage. Bath resident Andrew, pictured, who is also co-founder of community arts event Forest of Imagination, will help shape the future...
