Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King 11-strong team in last Sunday’s Bath Half Marathon raised more than £2,200 for Dorothy House Hospice Care – the law firm’s chosen charity as voted for by staff. Team member lawyer Nicola Cutler said: “The Bath Half is a great event in aid of so many fantastic causes...
Chancellor Philip Hammond has been told to follow up his dramatic Spring Budget U-Turn on proposed National Insurance increases for the self-employed by reversing planned tax rises on small business owners. Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has a large office in Bath, welcomed the Mr Hammond’s decision to scrap the NI self-employed increase,...
Bath-based media group Future has further developed its e-commerce team with the appointment of Jason Kemp to its executive leadership team as e-commerce & trading director. Jason, pictured, will focus on Future’s merchandising strategy, improving the way it converts potential customers into paying customers and developing retail best practice. He will also work on promotions...
Expanding Chippenham-based recruitment firm 24-7 Staffing has opened an office in Bristol to capitalise on spiralling demand for quality candidates in the city. The move forms part of the growth ambitions at 24-7 Staffing, which provides permanent, temporary and contract staff for the driving, industrial, commercial and healthcare sectors. As well as Chippenham and...
Frome-based online homeware retailer company Cox & Cox has received a £1m cash injection from Barclays to support future growth. The £11m turnover business sells more than 1,300 eclectic items on its website ranging from lighting, rugs, textiles and furniture to a growing outdoor furniture range. It describes its products as “practical but also beautiful...
Pearson May partner David Richards looks at the various types of life insurance available to businesses You may well have considered life insurance in the context of your personal and family relationships to provide for loved ones on your death or critical/terminal illness. But what about your business relationships? Have you thought about providing...
Bath creative agency Mr B & Friends has built on its work with acclaimed London craft brewery Fourpure by designing the packaging for two new seasonal brews. As one of the first UK craft brewers to can its beer for freshness, Fourpure leads the way in innovative brewing practices and can designs with shelf...
Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards has made a key appointment to its family law team as its expansion continues to meet increasing demand. Lucy Terrell, pictured, joins as a solicitor specialising in all aspects of family law work, including divorce and separation, financial matters, injunctions and children. She was one of the youngest people...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has appointed six of its trainees as solicitors in line with its plans for sustained organic growth and an ongoing investment in its staff. The six, who have recently completed their two-year training contracts, will now work in the firm’s newly-qualified company commercial, commercial...
Experts in the Bath office of law firm Stone King are warning that big increases in probate fees will hit local families particularly hard due to the city’s high property values. The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to increase the fees payable after death from May which could leave beneficiaries of the most...
