Sarah Goodridge and Rebecca Stevens from Withy King and Daniela Nickols from Mowbray Woodwards have been shortlisted for Bristol Law Society’s annual legal awards which recognise the brightest and best legal talent working in Bristol and Bath. Sarah Goodridge, pictured, a chartered legal executive in Withy King’s commercial property team, is among the finalists...
Small business network Enterprise Nation has announced the final line-up for its major event next month aimed at helping female-founded businesses to grow. The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs (FFE) in Bristol will hear from successful women in their field to inspire and advise those setting up on their own or wanting to take an...
By Robin Phillips, residential property partner at Mowbray Woodwards. The Bath property market is booming. Estate agents are reporting that London buyers relocating to the city now make up some 40% of local prime sales. According to a recent report, the number of Londoners buying homes outside the capital has jumped 50% in a...
Bath law firms have been named among the best in the South West by the Legal 500, the respected annual guide. Thrings and Withy King – both of which have large offices in the city – are classed as ‘regional heavyweights’ in the guide, which gauges the strength of the legal sector across the...
Mogers Drewett, the regional law firm with offices in Bath, Wells, Frome and Sherborne, has achieved accreditation under the Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS), demonstrating best practice for wills and estate administration advice. The scheme is designed to help address common risks, errors and inconsistencies that arise in delivering advice and...
By Robin Phillips, residential property partner at Mowbray Woodwards. The Bath property market is booming. Estate agents are reporting that London buyers relocating to the city now make up some 40% of local prime sales. According to a recent report, the number of Londoners buying homes outside the capital has jumped 50% in a...
Solicitors from Withy King’s corporate commercial and private client teams based in Bath highlight a few recent developments for business owners to be aware of in their professional and personal lives. Company directors must be ‘natural persons’ The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 introduces some of the biggest changes in company law...
Four Bath businesses are showing their support for local carers by sponsoring the B&NES Carers’ Centre annual awards night. Law firm Stone King, the headline sponsor of Celebrating Carers, has made a generous donation to enable the centre to recognise the unsung heroes in the local community. The other three businesses – Minuteman Press...
Specialist learning and development group RTS is staging training courses to help car dealerships get to grips with the biggest change in consumer rules to affect the motor trade for decades. The new Consumer Rights Act will give buyers of new and second-hand cars more power to demand full refunds if the vehicle is...
Bath-based accident management and specialist legal services group Redde has taken over a rival for £43.2m as it continues its major restructuring. Redde – known until last year as Helphire – said the acquisition of Huddersfield-headquartered FMG would broaden its accident and fleet management capabilities and allow it to enter additional industry sectors. It...
