Bath lawyers feature strongly in the regional table of leading individuals named by the Legal 500, the respected annual guide to the UK’s legal firms and individuals. For the first time, up-and-coming (‘next generation’) lawyers have been included alongside those who have appeared for many years. All these individuals are regarded as the ‘go-to’ lawyers...
Bath businesses that care about their city are being urged to step up their philanthropy and offer support for organisations that prevent local people suffering mental health crises. The plea comes from the Quartet Community Foundation, the independent charity that works across the West of England to support local philanthropists in their charitable giving. ...
Family lawyer Simon Walker has joined regional law firm Mogers Drewett to support its growing UK-wide family practice. Simon, pictured, has nearly 14 years’ experience in all aspects of family law, having qualified in 2004. Before joining Mogers Drewett, which has offices in Bath, Wells, Frome and Sherborne, he worked at BPE Solicitors in Cheltenham...
For all drivers, and particularly businessmen and women, who face an allegation of speeding or another motoring offence and may face penalty points or a disqualification, a depressing and potentially expensive problem is likely to arise around insurance. Convictions need declaring, points need declaring, disqualifications need declaring. Even speed awareness courses need declaring. And...
Businesses that fail to monitor their outsourced recruitment could find themselves inadvertently employing victims of modern slavery, according to new research led by the University of Bath’s School of Management. Interviews with businesses, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), trade unions, law firms and the police found that while companies can increasingly trace where their products come...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has further strengthened its health and social care team with the appointment of Mei-Ling Huang as a partner. Mei-Ling, pictured, has joined from Bristol firm Burroughs Day, bringing with her a long track record of advising care providers, GPs and dentists on regulatory aspects of health and...
Small and medium-sized enterprises from across the South West are being invited to the preview in Bath of a unique programme aimed at supporting and investing in the business leaders of the future. Productivity through People is a collaboration between four world-class organisations with the University of Bath School of Management, which has co-designed...
The search is on to find Britain’s female start-up of the Year – with the winner following in the footsteps of two West of England-based businesswomen. The successful entrant will be crowned in Bristol next month following a live pitching session on stage at the annual Festival of Female Entrepreneurs, which returns to the...
Fundraising feats ranging from completing the Three Peaks Challenge to staging a bake-off have earned Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King recognition as a senior corporate partner of the Royal United Hospital’s (RUH) Forever Friends Appeal. The efforts of partners and staff at the firm raised more than £25,000 for the appeal, which Royds...
Leading regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has continued its expansion on the South Coast with the appointment of commercial and corporate specialist Mary Chant as partner. Mary, who advises businesses on their commercial and contractual contracts and arrangements, including drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, joint ventures and data protection,...
