Goughs Solicitors’ latest series of free online seminars for business owners concludes next month with the final session titled Settlement: When and how to do it. The monthly Wednesday Wisdom Webinars, which have been giving up-to-date, relevant and pragmatic employment advice throughout the summer, are led by the firm’s head of employment Rebecca Dennis, pictured. They allow employers the opportunity to...
Law firm Thrings has appointed four new partners and promoted five other lawyers as it continues its commitment to nurturing talent across the firm. Three senior associates are among those promoted to partner – Kathryn Bew and Charlotte Dooling, who are both based in its Bath office and work in the family and real estate teamsrespectively,...
Goughs Solicitors’ series of free online seminars for business owners continues next week with a session on re-organising a business and running a risk-free redundancy process. The monthly Wednesday Wisdom Webinars, which give up-to-date, relevant and pragmatic employment advice, are led by the firm’s head of employment Rebecca Dennis, pictured. They allow employers the opportunity to tune in to a...
Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King has teamed up with pioneering education social enterprise Tutors United to support its work and help boost the employability of its tutors. Tutors United (TU) hires, trains and supports undergraduate students to deliver small group tuition to primary-aged school children from low-income and migrant backgrounds. The London-based charity works with housing associations and...
Judges in a major awards scheme for the social care industry have named Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman as a finalist. The firm will line up as one of six shortlisted firms in the Legal Advisor – Independent category of this year’s LaingBuisson Awards and will go head-to-head against major national players such as...
Thomas Sheppard, the former managing partner of law firm Thrings, has been appointed the Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset in recognition of his long service to the county. Thomas, pictured, is a familiar face in the county, having spent decades combining his day job as an experienced solicitor in Thrings’ Bath office with a host of...
Bath Rugby’s support staff have been recognised for their tireless behind-the-scenes work with a special award presented by national law firm Stone King, which has its headquarters in the city. The Stone King Award championed the backroom staff for going the extra mile in making sure things run as smoothly as possible for the...
Staff from Bath-based law firm RWK Goodman are to aiming to raise £20,000 for its four charity partners by walking the 130 miles between its headquarters in the city and its London office. The Step Ahead Challenge will involve a team of employees taking part in the sponsored walk over 10 working days between...
Small and medium-sized firms in Bath and across the West of England can get free help on issues such as contracts, performance management and recruitment through a new HR support service. Launched by Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, the service will offer tailored advice for businesses via one-to-one sessions...
Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman has partnered with online structured health education experts to improve the mental health and wellbeing of its employees. New starters at the firm take a course designed by TeamDoctor in their first weeks that covers subjects ranging from stress, anxiety and depression to presenteeism, workplace relationships, management culture and...
