Commercial law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has been reappointed to the National Farmers Union (NFU) legal panel for the South East of England. The firm will continue to provide specialist legal advice to NFU members across the seven counties making up the region for a further three years in farming...
Regional law firm Withy King, which has two offices in Bath, has been appointed to the Government’s panel of professionals that protects people who may not have the mental capacity to make decisions about their finances. The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) Panel of Professional Deputies is made up of court-approved professionals with...
Many of the measures in Chancellor George Osborne’s Summer Budget got a warm welcome from Bath business figures – particularly support for small businesses. Dominic Bourquin, corporate tax partner at Bath accountancy firm Monahans, said the Budget had been good for business and had taken away some of the uncertainty for employers, business owners...
A ‘summer of sport’ has helped the Bath offices of law firm Withy King raise nearly £18,500 for the Royal United Hospital’s Forever Friends Appeal – their chosen charity for the past two years. Staff from the two offices took part in a range of fund-raising activities inside and outside working hours including individuals...
Recently-elected Bath MP Ben Howlett will be the special guest at the second in a series of property and construction networking events in the city. Mr Howlett, pictured, will hold a question-and-answer session with local property professionals at the event to gain a clearer picture of the city’s property and construction sector. The...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Withy King achieved a record 18% increase in turnover to nearly £22m in the year to the end of April. The growth was largely organic but was boosted by two mergers last summer – with long-established Swindon firm Lemon & Co and Oxford practice Edward Pilling & Co last summer....
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Steven Treharne, managing partner of law firm Mogers Drewett , answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Chef. Very funny and touching at the same time. Book...
More than 80% of West of England firms fear leaving the EU would pose a risk to the UK economy, according to results of a survey among nearly 1,000 businesses in the region published today. Two thirds also believe it would be bad for their own business. The survey by Business West, the organisation...
Annual turnover at regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has leapt by 10% to £27.5m – the second consecutive year it has achieved double-digit growth. The firm said a client-focused strategy and modern and transparent pricing models coupled with strong organic growth contributed to the increase in the year to...
Law firm Mogers Drewett, which has offices in Bath, Wells, Frome and Sherborne, has further strengthened its family, private client and commercial property teams by promoting three members of staff to the position of associates. Cara Burr, who has been with the firm for 23 years, becomes associate chartered legal executive – private client,...
