A team of lawyers from the Bath offices of Withy King joined colleagues from across the regional law firm to raise more than £9,000 for three charities by completing the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge. The 28 lawyers, including 16 from the Bath offices at Northumberland Buildings and Midland Bridge House, ran, walked and hobbled...
Law firm Stone King, which has an office in Bath, has appointed experienced corporate lawyer Miguel Pereira to its expanding business team. Miguel, pictured, joins from London, Oxford and Cardiff firm Lewis Silkin, where he was a partner in the corporate team. Although his main focus is in mergers and acquisitions and general corporate...
Rob Beazley, a paralegal in the personal injury team at Bath law firm Withy King, has pledged to raise money for charity by completing 19 races covering 333km after a close friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Inspired by his friend’s illness, Rob, pictured, has already completed six races this year and is gearing...
Law firms Mogers, which is based in Bath, and Dyne Drewett, with offices in Dorset and Somerset, has announced the name they will use after their merger officially takes effect on next week. The combined firm will be called Mogers Drewett – a name they say takes into account both firms’ heritage. The new...
Bath headquartered law firm Withy King is to merge with Swindon lawyers Lemon & Co in a move that will create one of the largest legal firms in Wiltshire. Fast-growing Withy King, which has offices in Swindon and Marlborough, and Lemon & Co, a single-office practice, will join forces on June 30. The firms...
In a constantly shifting legal landscape, Withy King highlights a few of the latest developments which may impact directors in their business and private lives. Using your pension to buy your own premises With the Budget changes to pensions and an improving property market, there may be no better time than the present to...
The managing partner of West law firm Thrings, which has a major office in Bath, has urged the region’s business leaders to do more to support young people’s commercial ambitions. In a speech to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in Bristol, Simon Holdsworth, pictured, called on bosses to provide...
Law firm Withy King, which has an office in Bath, is streamlining its personal injury and clinical negligence services in wake of far-reaching changes in legal aid. The firm has awarded a £3m contract to specialist legal services provider Ontime Group to provide it with medical reporting, non-medical reporting and medical record analysis services....
Bath law firm Stone King is holding a free advice seminar for the spiralling number of people looking to buy a home with family or friends. The event, at the Francis Hotel, Queen Square, on May 21 will explore the benefits and potential pitfalls of this growing form of home ownership. Senior associate in...
Bath law firm Stone King has made a number of senior appointments as part of ambitious plans to grow its legal teams. New recruits include leading probate litigation lawyer Peter Steer, who will head Stone King’s growing legacy dispute team. Peter, who joins Stone King as a partner from the legal practice Wilsons, specialises...
