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BUDGET 2015: Bath business reaction

March 18, 2015
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BUDGET 2015: Bath business reaction

Chancellor George Osborne announced a number of measures that could boost the economy in and around Bath in this week’s Budget, including a housing zone at Foxhill. Dominic Bourquin, corporate tax partner at Bath accountancy firm Monahans, said the Chancellor had served up what appeared to be a “Budget for individuals rather than businesses...

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Mogers Drewett signs two-year sponsorship deal with Pentathlon GB team

March 6, 2015
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Mogers Drewett signs two-year sponsorship deal with Pentathlon GB team

Bath law firm Mogers Drewett is to sponsor the British pentathlon team up to and beyond the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016. The firm will support the 20-strong Pentathlon GB team for two years through all competitions, including the forthcoming Modern Pentathlon European Championships Bath 2015. Pentathlon GB is based at University...

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Bath gift firm Wild & Wolf has designs on expansion following takeover by D C Thomson

March 5, 2015
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Bath gift firm Wild & Wolf has designs on expansion following takeover by D C Thomson

Bath-based gift designer and retailer Wild & Wolf has been acquired by D C Thomson, publisher of The Beano and The Dandy, in a move that will accelerate its expansion. Wild & Wolf makes award-winning products featuring fashion brands such as Ted Baker and games and characters such as Scrabble, Mr Men and The...

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Two solicitors taken on to strengthen Stone King’s Bath office

March 3, 2015
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Two solicitors taken on to strengthen Stone King’s Bath office

Bath-based law firm Stone King has welcomed two more experienced solicitors to its fast-growing legal teams. Philip Askew joins as an associate solicitor in the residential property department while solicitor Sarah Eden begins work dispute resolution team. Mr Askew previously worked for his family’s law firm Askews Solicitors in North Yorkshire, where he followed...

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Thrings boosts presence in London corporate market with new partner appointment

March 2, 2015
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Thrings boosts presence in London corporate market with new partner appointment

West of England commercial law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has strengthened its corporate offering to domestic and international clients with the appointment of Jonathan Morris as partner. Jonathan, pictured, is a highly-experienced corporate solicitor with more than 10 years’ experience of working with businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange’s...

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Withy King rises up Sunday Times’ Best Companies to Work For rankings

February 27, 2015
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Withy King rises up Sunday Times’ Best Companies to Work For rankings

Law firm Withy King, which has its largest office in Bath, has been ranked 42nd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For in 2015 – up from 58th position last year. The firm’s ranking was revealed at an awards ceremony held in London yesterday and will be published in...

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Seminar on effective innovation planning to be staged in Bath by EIP

February 27, 2015
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Seminar on effective innovation planning to be staged in Bath by EIP

Intellectual property law firm EIP is hosting an evening seminar in Bath next month on how to plan an effective innovation strategy from product concept to commercialisation. Speakers include EIP partners Gary Moss, Paula Flutter and Richard Gordon-Brown. They will be joined by James Lamb of Bath-based industrial designers Lamb Industries and Graham Maile...

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Thrings completes £26.1m sale of Bath’s Milsom Place retail centre

February 27, 2015
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Thrings completes £26.1m sale of Bath’s Milsom Place retail centre

Law firm Thrings has advised property developer L&R Group on the sale of its upmarket Bath shopping mall Milsom Place to London-based TIAA Henderson Real. The £26.1m deal marked the latest stage in the relationship between Thrings, which has an office in Bath, and L&R which began in 2006. Since then Thrings has provided...

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Solicitors warned of looming tax disclosure deadline

February 18, 2015
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Solicitors warned of looming tax disclosure deadline

Solicitors with tax affairs which are not up to date, including those with undisclosed taxable income, have less than three weeks to notify HMRC of their intention to take part in its disclosure facility. The warning comes from the South West office of accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson, which also points...

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The LAST WORD: Peter Cusick, partner, Thrings

February 13, 2015
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The LAST WORD: Peter Cusick, partner, Thrings

THE LAST WORD Each week Bath Business News lets a prominent member of the area’s business community have the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Peter Cusick, partner and head of agriculture at commercial law firm Thrings, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Last film you watched? Boyhood (coming-of-age drama,...

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