Legal

Never mind the Boules. Firms are urged to be quick off the mark to get tickets for much-loved event

March 3, 2016
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Never mind the Boules. Firms are urged to be quick off the mark to get tickets for much-loved event

Tickets for this year’s Bath Boules tournament go on sale next Thursday – but companies wishing to take part will have to be quick as last year they sold out in just six minutes. The event raises big sums for Bath charities and this year promises to be even more of a party. Queen...

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Welcome rise in South West exports last year bucks national trend

March 3, 2016
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Welcome rise in South West exports last year bucks national trend

Figures released today show that South West exporters out performed the national picture last year, increasing the volume of overseas sales by 10.6% compared to a national decrease of 2.7%. The data released by HM Revenue and Customs found that the total value of South West exports in 2015 was £15.2bn, an increase of...

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Top 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ placings for Withy King and Bishop Fleming

February 29, 2016
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Top 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ placings for Withy King and Bishop Fleming

Bath-headquartered law firm Withy King and regional accountants Bishop Fleming, which has an office in the city, have been named among the UK’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. Withy King is ranked 45th in table, produced by The Sunday Times, and also achieved an ‘outstanding’ two-star accreditation. It is the third year Withy...

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City prepares for return of premier regional business show, the Bath Business Expo 2016

February 26, 2016
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City prepares for return of premier regional business show, the Bath Business Expo 2016

One of the largest business exhibitions in the region – The Bath Business Expo 2016 – is preparing to open its doors next week. The Expo on Thursday March 17 is supported by Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) and will act as a local and regional meeting hub for business advice, seminars,...

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Law firms show where there’s a will, there’s a way to help charity

February 25, 2016
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Law firms show where there’s a will, there’s a way to help charity

A dozen firms of solicitors in the Bath area teamed up with The Forever Friends Appeal to give their support to its first ever Bath Royal United Hospitals Will Month scheme, raising £33,000. The initiative last September offered the public the chance to have a will professionally drawn up at a reduced cost, with...

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Major timber merchant acquisition handled by Thrings corporate team

February 22, 2016
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Major timber merchant acquisition handled by Thrings corporate team

M4 corridor commercial law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has advised the shareholders of specialist timber importer and merchant T Brewer on its acquisition by UK and Ireland-based building materials business Grafton Group. T. Brewer has been supplying timber to the London and the Home Counties construction markets since 1888. It...

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Senior corporate partner status for Mogers Drewett recognises 15 years’ support for Forever Friends Appeal

February 19, 2016
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Senior corporate partner status for Mogers Drewett recognises 15 years’ support for Forever Friends Appeal

Bath law firm Mogers Drewett has become a senior corporate partner of The Forever Friends Appeal Cancer Care Campaign having raised £25,000. The firm joins an exclusive group as the second senior corporate partner in support of the new cancer centre at Bath’s Royal United Hospital. To celebrate its achievement Mogers Drewett will receive...

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Bath firms urged to enter contest to find the region’s happiest workplace

February 11, 2016
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Bath firms urged to enter contest to find the region’s happiest workplace

The search has started to find the South West’s happiest workplace – and staff working for Bath’s forward-looking businesses are being encouraged to take part. The contest, launched last year by workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde Interior Architecture, aims to show what separates a happy workplace from the humdrum, boring and run of...

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Estate agent price comparison site nets six-figure investment from Bath business angel

February 11, 2016
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Estate agent price comparison site nets six-figure investment from Bath business angel

Bath-based property developer and business angel Chris Bamford has acquired a significant shareholding in free price comparison website for estate agents Netanagent. The six-figure investment by Mr Bamford, a director of several businesses including Boss Development (Bath), will enable Netanagent to embark on a targeted digital and media advertising campaign aimed at increasing its...

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Growth hub taps into expertise to change the face of business support

February 5, 2016
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Growth hub taps into expertise to change the face of business support

Bath firms can get instant access to an extensive network of business knowledge and skills partners through a new growth hub launched by Business West. The region’s largest business group – and the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce – wants the portal to be the first port of call for businesses seeking any...

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