Bath-headquartered national firm Stone King is offering free virtual training sessions for trustees and senior management teams of charities, including guidance on managing the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The training programme, called Essential Trustee And Governance In Practice, is designed to equip charity trustees and staff with the knowledge they need to carry...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, has joined family law organisation Resolution to call for a reform of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to make it fairer and simpler for divorcing couples. The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), part of the HM Treasury, is reviewing the CGT, including the way...
Experienced commercial and corporate disputes lawyer Tom Llewellyn has joined Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King as a partner. The strategic appointment comes as the firm continues to build its profile in Bristol – where it recently opened an office – as well as nationally. Tom, pictured, has joined from the Bristol office of...
Monday August 24 Finals: Base Resources, Clipper, Studio Retail Group Interim: Henry Boot Economic announcement: CBI distributive trades survey Tuesday August 25 Interims: Apax Global Alpha, Arrow Global, James Fisher and Son, Polymetal International Wednesday August 26 Final: Creightons Interims: Pebble Beach, Pharos Energy Thursday August 27 Final: Hays Interims: Anglo Pacific, Grafton Group, Macfarlane Group, Puretech, Total Produce, WPP Friday August...
The coronavirus pandemic has hit profits at more than 60% of firms in the West of England – with nearly one-in-seven fearing they will never return to pre-Covid levels of activity, according to the largest business survey in the region. Just under a quarter of firms have, or plan to, axe jobs with a...
Bath Spa University’s Locksbrook Campus is in line to do the treble in regional property awards after being shortlisted for two more accolades. The former furniture factory, pictured, now a multi million-pound, state-of-the-art campus for the university’s art and design students, is in the running in two categories of the 2020 Michelmores Property Awards. The awards,...
The West of England is to be showcased as a national centre for legaltech by drawing on its strengths in both technology and law and promoting innovation in the fast-growing sector. The region is already acknowledged as having one of the UK’s fastest-growing legaltech sectors with many of its law firms undertaking pioneering work...
Two innovative Bath businesses are receiving online peer and mentoring support under a scheme to help creative firms across the West of England to help them respond to the impact of Covid-19. Funnel Music, which is pioneering a new way of creating and marketing music, pictured, and digital studio Moresoda are among 20 creative...
TEDxBath has announced three more speakers for its 2020 event in October, which it promises will be its biggest yet. Organisers said the speakers would bring new and exciting idea to the stage with “incredible personal stories and audacious visions for today’s societies”. TEDxBath 2020 takes place at The Forum on October 10 –...
A wooden furniture business founded by two friends with a shared passion for their craft has received external validation of its sustainability status in a timber industry certification scheme. Forest to Home gained the accreditation through the Grown in Britain (GIB) Chain of Custody Certification programme, which provides validation of the origin of timber...
