Lawyers Rebecca Silcock and Tom Webb from Bath firm Mogers have been named as leaders in their field in the legal profession’s ‘bible’, the Chambers UK 2013 Guide. The independent annual guide – individuals cannot pay to be listed – is based on information provided by law firms, including lists of their clients. The...
Bath family law firm Crallan has launched a pro bono service aimed at people affected by changes in legal aid provision. The service, which starts this week to coincide with National Pro Bono Week, will help litigants in person – people who would once have received legal aid but now have to manage on...
Bath law firm Thrings has helped online sex toy retailer Lovehoney, also based in the city, secure a deal to sell products inspired by the best-selling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. Partner Graeme Fearon led negotiations for exclusive world rights outside the Americas allowing Lovehoney to design, manufacture and sell what it calls...
Bath law firm Stone King has appointed independent schools expert John Clarke as a partner in its rapidly-expanding education sector team, which acts for more than 500 educational organisations across the UK. John, pictured, was previously senior partner and headed the education and employment teams at Cheltenham-based education specialists Rickerbys and more recently has...
Upbeat comments by Bath law firm Withy King’s trainees have put it among the country’s legal elite in a unique online guide. The Lex 100 is based on comments made by trainee solicitors in a comprehensive nationwide survey which gauges their satisfaction – or otherwise – with their firms in 10 areas spanning job...
Withy King, Bath’s longest-established law firm, has revealed plans to move from one of its locations in the city to a large refurbished office block in a deal which agents say is among the biggest Bath this year. The firm will relocate staff from its Green Park base to the prominent, 18,000 sq ft,...
Bath-based Stone King has appointed Lucy Smith as an associate solicitor in its fast-growing family law team. Lucy joins from Bristol City Council where she worked as a child protection lawyer for five years. Prior to this she spent a decade working as a criminal defence lawyer specialising in representing youth defendants. Lucy is...
Lawyers from Mogers solicitors in Bath swapped the courtroom for the classroom as part of their support for this year’s Ted’s Big Day Out. The firm sponsored the annual fund-raising day for the Forever Friends Appeal at Bath’s Royal United Hospital, which is raising £5m for a new cancer centre, with staff taking Ted...
Bath law firm Withy King has provided legal advice to specialist software firm Intergraph (UK) in its successful bid to secure a multi-million euro contract with Irish electricity distributor ESB Networks. Under the contract, Swindon-based Intergraph will implement its leading-edge, map-based software to support the planning, design, construction and day-to-day operations of ESB’s network. Intergraph...
Bath-based Crallan Family and Divorce Solicitors has recruited a new senior associate and relocated to bigger premises in the city. The firm was established in August 2008 in Queen Square by family law specialist Richard Crallan. With the arrival of solicitor Louise Higham in May, Richard decided the firm needed more room and it...
