National specialist recruitment firm BCL Legal has appointed Georgina Inson as a senior associate in its South West office. Georgina, pictured, will handle non-contentious commercial roles in the region working from the Bristol office, including real estate, commercial and corporate opportunities. She has worked in legal recruitment for five years and held positions at...
Annual turnover at West of England law firm Thrings has climbed by 18% to £25m on strong performances by its corporate, commercial property, agriculture and company commercial teams. The Top 100 firm, which has offices in Bath, Bristol, Swindon and London, also said investment in clients and staff and a number of significant corporate...
Solicitors at Withy King have the following advice which may be useful to business owners and directors in their professional and private lives. Shareholders’ reserve power It is a long-established principle that, in the absence of specific controls, the board is entitled to govern and exercise its powers without interference from its members. Less...
More than 200 people attended law firm Withy King’s annual ‘meet the team’ event in Bath when, along with enjoying champagne and canapés, they heard a brief overview of its recent achievements. Managing partner Graham Street outlined the firm’s success in becoming one of The Sunday Times’ Top 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work...
Confidence among West of England businesses petered out at the end of 2014 and has started the new year lower than at any time over the previous 12 months, new research shows. Domestic sales, cashflow and recruitment expectations all fell during the fourth quarter, according to results of the latest business survey by Business...
Law firm Withy King, which has two large offices in central Bath employing 172 people, has been named as one of the UK’s best employers. The firm appears in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For with a highly sought after two-star ‘outstanding’ accreditation for the second year running. The...
Thrings has become the first law firm in Bath to include an interactive, 3D virtual tour of its office in the city on Google – a move it believes gives it a commercial advantage over its rivals. Anyone searching for Thrings on Google will see high quality, 360-degree photographs of the firm’s main client-facing...
Confidence among law firms in the South West is at its highest since 2006, according to new research, with a third planning to open new offices next year. However, most also say that competition has got tougher with cashflow management a particular challenge. The snapshot of a sector undergoing fundamental change emerges from the...
The property team at Bath law firm Withy King is playing a key role in developing a major mixed-use project helping to regenerate the seafront at Torquay. The firm is handling pre-letting of the commercial units on the ground floor of the prestigious, £17m Abbey Sands scheme, pictured, for developer Havard Estates and has...
The corporate team at Bath law firm Withy King has advised the shareholders of Bradford-on-Avon based PSV (UK) on its sale to Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business. Withy King helped to negotiate the deal on behalf of shareholders Glyn Woolley and Ed Reed. PSV (UK) owned the sole and exclusive rights...
