Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has strengthened its succession, estates and tax planning offering with the appointment of Victoria Smyth as partner. Victoria, pictured, a specialist private client solicitor, providing a comprehensive wealth management, wills, trusts and tax service for businesses and individual clients, has joined from Bristol-based national...
Bath’s largest law firm Withy King is sponsoring an auction of artwork donated by more than 70 leading artists taking place in the city next month to raise money for youth charity The Prince’s Trust. An Evening of Art, which is being staged at The Assembly Rooms on December 5, will feature work by...
Bath-based Mogers has been awarded the title of Law Firm of the Year in the prestigious LawNet Awards 2013. The firm received the accolade for demonstrating overall excellence and significant progress over the past 12 months as part of its wider business strategy. Managing partner Steven Treharne, who is celebrating 20 years at the...
Bath’s best law firms and their top-performing lawyers have been recognised in the annual Chambers guide – often viewed as the sector’s ‘bible’ and a reference tool for businesses buying in legal services. The best firms and individual lawyers across more than 70 different practice areas are highlighted in the publication which is based...
Cyclists who don’t wear helmets may lose up to a quarter of any compensation if they are injured in an accident, warns Bath law firm Withy King. With winter approaching and many cyclists now commuting to and from work in more challenging conditions, the firm is keen to highlight this important issue following a...
Bath law firm Withy King has further boosted its growing private client practice with the arrival of Edward Vidnes as a senior associate. Edward, pictured, joins from rival Bath firm Burningham & Brown, where he worked for more than10 years. He has a special interest in elderly people and incapacity issues as well as...
Bath law firm Withy King has been awarded top marks in seven categories in the annual trainee survey run by Lex 100, the student guide to law. For the second year running, Withy King, which also has offices in Swindon and Marlborough, was named as a ‘winner’ in the categories of job satisfaction, meeting...
Burningham & Brown, the Bath-based private client legal practice, has recruited Mary McCartney as an associate solicitor. She joins with more than 30 years’ experience of practising in Bristol at the highest level, most recently with Meade King, bringing with her expertise in wills, probate, tax and trust law. Mary, pictured, is a member...
Solicitor Becky Ricards Small, a partner in the private client team at Bath-based Withy King, has been appointed chair of the B&NES area of the Quartet Community Foundation. She takes over from Richard Hall from Bath food and drink consultancy Zenith International who has chaired the organisation, which provides a long-term source of support...
Bath’s top lawyers have been named in the latest Legal 500, the annual guide that gives a region-by-region breakdown of the UK’s best-performing legal firms and individuals. The respected publication says this year law firms across the South West have on the whole continued to thrive in an increasingly challenging market dominated by highly-competitive...
