Bath firms struggling with post-Brexit trade complications are being urged to get expert advice and support by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. With the UK now outside of the European Union as of December 31, businesses must adhere to new rules and regulations when trading with the EU. As reports emerge of how...
The Bath office of law firm Stone King is staging free information sessions as part of next week’s Family Mediation Week. The sessions aim to highlight a process that helps couples separate and divorce as amicably as possible while considering the needs of any children. Mediation is voluntary and helps couples work out arrangements...
Bath area firms are being urged to join a scheme that aims to bridge a digital divide made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic by refurbishing laptops and donating them to disadvantaged families. Wiltshire Digital Drive was launched last year by a group of businesses in Bath and West Wiltshire working on a pro bono...
Twenty-one firms that represent Bath’s innovative business culture and talented workforce will be highlighted this year as the city’s Bath Unlimited campaign is stepped up. Bath Unlimited was launched last October to support the city’s Invest in Bath inward investment arm in attracting businesses to the area by celebrating some of its dynamic, successful,...
South West law firm Battens Solicitors has appointed Patrick Mears as head of commercial property in its Bath office. Patrick, pictured, is known for his considerable expertise in commercial law and has serviced the Bath market for many years. Yeovil-headquartered Battens, which also has offices in Sherborne, Castle Cary, Dorchester, Wareham and London, said...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has appointed specialist real estate development lawyer David Paxton as a partner and head of the real estate team in its London office. David, pictured, has joined from the London office of international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, where he was a partner for just over two years. ...
The latest lockdown will be another “body blow” to Bath firms, coming after the uncertainty caused by Brexit and lost trade in the run-up to Christmas, the region’s biggest business group has warned. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, said firms that had survived so far with Covid-related support from the government...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King is helping the homeless this winter after raising £5,000 – enough money to buy 1,000 Christmas meals and as 500 pairs of socks. Staff at the firm, which has two offices in the city, reached its 2020 Winter Appeal target this week in aid of its official charity...
This article may sound like humbug, but not all Christmas presents should be treated equally! The Bribery Act 2010 introduced a new regime by which all corporate hospitality or gifts had to be reasonable and proportionate. Given the current pandemic, not much hospitality is probably going on, but that does stop the giving of...
Bath firms have slammed government financial support for businesses forced to close during the most recent lockdown as grossly inadequate. Some 54% of West of England businesses that were shuttered during November – including restaurants, cafes and non-essential retailers – said the financial assistance covered less than a quarter of their overheads, a new...
