Regional law firm Thrings has strengthened its private wealth team in Bath by appointing Kathryn Bew and Jermaine Smith as senior associate and associate respectively. A specialist in family law, Kathryn, pictured right, has more than 26 years’ experience of advising UK-based and international clients and also offers non-adversarial approaches to the resolution of...
The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses in the West of England has been highlighted again in the results of two more surveys – with one showing two-thirds of firms suffered a fall in orders while the second reveals productivity is down at 80% of the region’s small manufacturers. Unsurprisingly, confidence levels...
Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King has appointed a new chair along with a raft of promotions in practice areas ranging from employment to property. Head of private client sector Alison Allen, pictured, who is based in its Bath office, takes over as chair from Ann Phillips, a London-based partner in the firm’s charity...
A long-established family-run foodservice firm has overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sector by selling parts of its business. Midsomer Norton-based L&F Jones, which trades as Jones Food Solutions, disposed of its wholesale and butchery divisions to a Devon-based food supplier, allowing it to concentrate on its core hotel and convenience...
Business organisations have welcomed new measures by the government to help small firms survive the coronavirus pandemic, reflecting the fact that around half are being rejected for loans under the existing scheme. Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, said Chancellor Rishi Sunak, pictured, had listened to complaints from struggling small...
Bath charities helping the city cope with the coronavirus crisis are benefiting from a share of more than £400,000 handed out in just a month by the West of England’s community foundation. Some £413,000 has been given in grants by Quartet since March 23. From a standing start, its Coronavirus Response Fund has helped...
Three Bath businesses are taking on the national 2.6 Challenge in aid of city charity Julian House to help people experiencing homelessness during the coronavirus crisis. Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King, The Royal Crescent Hotel and advanced analytics company Actual Experience have signed up for the challenge, which takes place this Sunday, April...
Bath-headquarterd law firm Royds Withy King has advised on the sale of a Somerset school management software business to Australia’s leading educational tech company. Yeovil-based Double First, which has worked with independent schools in the UK for more than 30 years, is now part of the Education Horizons Group (EHG) following the deal. Over...
It seems that everyone is talking about ‘furlough’ at the moment. But for employers, understanding the finer detail of what can and can’t be done is adding pressure to an already difficult situation. Mogers Drewett partner and head of its employment and HR department Sean McDonough answers some frequently asked questions. Q: What is...
Fewer than one in six West of England firms believe they will be able to cope if the coronavirus crisis lasts for more than six months, according to the results of the first major survey highlighting the impact of the pandemic on the region’s businesses. More than 70% of firms have already suffered a...
