Three trainees at regional law firm Goughs have qualified as solicitors, with two joining its nationally accredited family law team and one becoming a private client solicitor. Hannah Francis and Amelia Inglis, pictured, centre and right, will now practice family law, based in Goughs’ Melksham and Corsham offices respectively, while Emilie Gouzien, pictured left, will be assisting...
Law firm Thrings has continued to boost its expertise in property litigation by recruiting a new legal director in its Bath office. Simon McIlroy, pictured, left, with new property litigation partner Jonathan Bouchta, will work across the firm’s seven offices, representing clients nationwide in resolving complex disputes in a changing landscape owing to ground-breaking policy changes through legislation...
The Bath corporate team at law firm Thrings has advised UK interior fit-out and refurbishment specialist Bulb on its sale to a major global workplace design group. Founded in 2005 in Reading, Bulb has become a leader in research, innovation and manufacturing facility planning and construction across the UK. As a result, it has...
Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King has continued its expansion by taking on new recruits in its business property, construction, immigration and international and cross-border teams while also opening an office in Manchester. Katie Shire, pictured right, has joined the business property team in Bath as a senior associate, while the firm’s construction team in the city...
More than 350 businesses from across the South West have already expressed an interest in applying for finance from a new £200m regional investment fund just weeks after its launch. The government-backed South West Investment Fund (SWIF), which was unveiled last month by the British Business Bank, aims to increase the supply and diversity...
Rising interest rates and falling house prices have raised fears of another property market crash. There’s been much debate about whether this represents the ‘new normal’ after years of rock-bottom mortgage rates. As someone who has spent more than 30 years working as a solicitor in Bath, I am more optimistic about the future...
Bath homeless charity Julian House is inviting the city’s firms to sharpen up their wits and enter a team for this year’s Brain of Bath quiz. The annual event, now in its 22nd year, is a major fundraiser for the charity as well as a source of intense – but friendly – rivalry between...
Confidence levels among businesses in the South West have bounced back from the gloom of earlier this year – making the region one of only two to register an increase in optimism. Overall confidence rose five points last month to 34%, while companies in the region became far more upbeat about their own business...
Rebecca Dennis, head of employment at Goughs Solicitors, lists the top 10 tips you need for employment law and HR in your business. Speak. Don’t be afraid to speak to employees and to speak privately about difficult topics. You don’t need to send a formal invitation to any employee to ask them to come...
This year’s TEDxBath is shaping up to be the best yet, according to its organisers as they prepare to announce 2023’s line-up. Taking place at The Forum on Saturday 14 October, will feature six speakers and two acts and, according to the team behind it, generate unlimited ideas. TEDx events, which are held across...
