Regional law firm Mogers Drewett, which has its largest office in Bath, has promoted specialist employment lawyer and partner Sean McDonough to the role of managing partner. Sean, pictured, joined what was then Mogers 11 years ago from Somerset law firm Pardoes. Prior to that he worked at national firm Lyons Davidson and Matthew...
A team from Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has built on its strong reputation in the care home sector by advising on a deal in Lancashire. The firm has helped Leyland-based company Angel Residential Home on its acquisition of Lowfield House, pictured, a successful family-owned specialist 24-bed care home in Clitheroe. The...
The Bath office of regional law firm Royds Withy King has advised logistics and warehousing group OTIF on its third acquisition in five years – with the latest taking its turnover above £40m. The firm’s corporate team, led by partner Katharine Mortimer, pictured, worked with ther Swindon office of corporate finance specialist Watersheds...
National law firm Stone King is welcoming three new legal experts to its Bath head office as part of its latest recruitment drive. Kate Tomlinson has joined as an associate solicitor in its information law team, while in January two new recruits will boost its trusts and estates team. Emily Moberly, who has...
Insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has appointed insolvency litigation specialist Charlotte May as its new regional chair. Charlotte, pictured, is an associate director for South West and Wales with Manolete, the UK’s leading insolvency litigation finance company. She takes over as chair from Philip Winterbourne, pictured below, a partner at Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright solicitors,...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has advised on the sale of another nursing home as it continues to position itself as a major player in the busy residential care market. Hillcrest Nursing Home, a well-respected and long-established 88-bed nursing and dementia home in Looe, Cornwall, was sold by owners Mike and Sharon...
Firms encouraging their staff to return to the office are face an ‘avalanche’ of flexible working requests, according to a survey by Bath-headquartered law for Royds Withy King. The survey asked HR professionals how the coronavirus pandemic had impacted on the workplace, particularly as homeworking has become widespread for the past 18 months. ...
A Scottish property firm’s decision to offload its office portfolio in favour of retail warehouses has resulted in the sale of one of Bath’s highest-profile commercial buildings. Midland Bridge House on Midland Bridge, the head office of law firm Royds Withy King, was sold by Ediston Property Investment Company for £5.925m. Edinburgh-based Ediston...
Business people with strong networking experience and the credibility to champion the region are being sought by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to join its business board. The LEP is looking to appoint new board members to help shape a brighter, greener future for the West of England’s residents. The LEP...
Law firm Royds Withy King has strengthened further its construction and engineering dispute resolution team with the appointment of Sean Randall-Morris as a partner at its Bath head office. Sean, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of Davies & Partners Solicitors, where he spent nearly three years as an advocate and an arbitrator...
