Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has appointed six of its trainees as solicitors in line with its plans for sustained organic growth and an ongoing investment in its staff. The six, who have recently completed their two-year training contracts, will now work in the firm’s newly-qualified company commercial, commercial...
Experts in the Bath office of law firm Stone King are warning that big increases in probate fees will hit local families particularly hard due to the city’s high property values. The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to increase the fees payable after death from May which could leave beneficiaries of the most...
Alice Nunn, an in-house planner at Bath-based planning, design and regeneration consultancy Nash Partnership, has been elected as a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), increasing the practice’s complement of chartered town planners to four. To gain membership, Alice, pictured, had to undertake an assessment, which included submitting a portfolio across a...
Specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura’s chief operations officer Trevor Phillips is to leave the business in May, it has announced. Mr Phillips, pictured, who joined Vectura in 2010 and is also president of Vectura’s US Operations, has played an integral leadership role in the Chippenham-based firm’s development in recent years, including the €130m (£108m) acquisition...
Monday 13 March Finals: Clarkson, Computacenter, H&T, Raven Russia, Telit Communications AGM: SSP EGM: Purplebricks Tuesday 14 March Interims: Blanco Technology, Close Brothers, Eagle Eye Solutions, Kalibrate Technologies Finals: Advanced Medical Solutions, Antofagasta, Applegreen, Bango, Brady, Burford Capital, Crossrider, French Connection, Gym, Midwich, Prudential, SIG, Stadium, TP ICAP, Zotefoams Trading statement: Ocado AGM: LPA...
Small business support group Enterprise Nation is to head west again to stage its flagship female-focused event, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs. The event, the largest of its kind in the UK, has been held in Bristol since it was launched six years ago. Taking place this year on October 20, it will attract...
