Setting up a business or going self-employed can give LGBT people a sense of liberation and freedom to be their authentic selves, according to research by the University of Bath. The academics, who worked on the study of small businesses with LGBT owners with the Radboud University in the Netherlands, found that negative experiences in the...
Tim Rutherford, a partner in Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King’s charity and social enterprise team, has been honoured by the Catholic Church. Pope Francis bestowed the honour of admitting Tim, pictured, to the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester Pope and Martyr as a knight. The move is a way of thanking Tim for his...
Cohabitation is the fastest-growing family type in the UK. However, many couples do not realise that if they split up there is not an automatic right to financial support. Here I answer some of the most common questions relating to cohabitation agreements. What is a cohabitation agreement? If you and your partner are planning...
More than 100 firms across the West of England have signed up to a regional Good Employment Charter which pledges to pay staff a Real Living Wage and clamp down on the use of zero-hours contracts. Introduced by Metro Mayor Dan Norris as part of a campaign against poverty pay, it also commits employers...
Bath law firm Mogers Drewett is to build longer-term relationship with three foodbanks throughout 2023 after donating £1,000 to each of them amid unprecedented demand for their services. The money was raised by staff from the firm’s offices in Bath, Sherborne and Wells, who sold hundreds of raffle tickets in the run-up to Christmas. Prizes...
Three areas of legal expertise at Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King have been enhanced with a number of new appointments. The firm’s leading charity team has been further strengthened by the appointment of Frances Godden as a senior associate, and its dispute resolution team has also been boosted with the appointment of senior associate...
The private client team at RWK Goodman, the Bath-headquartered law firm, has been boosted by the arrival of Cherry Stuckey as a partner. Cherry, pictured, has more than 15 years’ private client experience specialising in estate planning and estate administration. Prior to joining RWK Goodman, she was head of the Bristol private client team...
Confidence among the South West’s small businesses has plunged to the lowest level since the country emerged from Covid lockdowns, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly confidence report from the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) reveals that fears of inflation, falling consumer demand and the general cost of doing business left optimism...
Did you know that eight of out 10 parents in the South West have no legal guardian in place to care for their children in the event of their deaths? And did you know that social services or the courts can step in to decide what happens to your children, should you die without...
Regional law firm Michelmores’ property awards – regarded as among the most prestigious in the South West – are returning this year after last being staged in 2021. This year will also mark the 20th anniversary of the contest, which celebrates the best property, development and construction projects in the region and have long-championed sustainability...
