Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has made its largest ever round of promotions with three new partners, a legal director, six associates and eight senior associates – a new role for the firm. The new partners are planning expert Ros Trotman and agricultural litigator Robert James – both based in...
Bath businesses looking to protect their systems and data from cyber breaches and attacks can find out more at a free workshop next week. Business growth consultancy Cool Ventures has teamed up with Avon and Somerset Police’s cyber security team to stage the event called Essential Cyber Security for Small Businesses on Tuesday. Insurance...
International accountancy group Deloitte has appointed Lizzie Hill as a partner in its South West practice to help ‘supercharge’ the growth of its family-owned and entrepreneurial business clients in the region. Lizzie, pictured, who was previously based in its Cambridge office, now heads the Deloitte Private team in the South West. The team, based...
Monday October 7 Finals: PCI Pal, Sensyne Health Interim: Angling Direct Economic announcement: Halifax house price index Tuesday October 8 Final: YouGov Interim: Air Partner Economic announcement: Retail sales Wednesday October 9 Final: Volution Group Interim: Vertu Motors Trading announcement: Robert Walters Thursday October 10 Interims: Brown Group, Morses Club Economic announcements: RICS housing market survey, Balance of trade, index...
Bath’s top law firms and the high-flying legal eagles working for them are highlighted in the latest edition of The Legal 500, the respected industry guide. Firms based in the city take top spot in several categories while a number of Bath-based lawyers are named among the best in their own specialist field. More...
Ambitious plans to convert Bath’s Royal Mineral Water Hospital into an upmarket hotel and spa are to go on show to the public for the first time. Singapore-based hotel investor Fragrance Group acquired the redundant Grade-II*-listed Min, pictured, from the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in January last year for £21.5m. The...
Specialist IT group SCISYS’s £78.9m acquisition by Canadian tech giant CGI has been given the go-ahead by UK competition watchdogs. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had decided not to refer the deal to a phase 2 investigation based on the information available to it. The CMA launched its merger inquiry on...
Pharmaceutical group Vectura’s longest serving director has stepped down after 12 years on the board, during which time it has been transformed into a £1bn turnover business. Dr Susan Foden, pictured, left her position as senior independent non-executive director last week to be replaced by Dr Thomas Werner. Dr Foden joined Chippenham-based Vectura’s board...
Bath-based equity growth consultancy Cowderoy Consulting has appointed Emma Sinden as its new managing partner. Emma, pictured right, will jointly run the business with founder Jenny Cowderoy as well as lead a growing team of associates to deliver on the visions of their business clients and achieve their equity targets. In her previous role...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has been named second among the UK top 100 law firms for its gender diversity. Some 64% of the firm’s 213 lawyers are female – a percentage that has put it in second place after national firm Irwin Mitchell in ‘UK 200: Top 100’ report for 2019 by...
