Legal

Royds Withy King’s Christmas food and socks appeal brings in £5,000 for homeless charities

December 22, 2020
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Royds Withy King’s Christmas food and socks appeal brings in £5,000 for homeless charities

Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King is helping the homeless this winter after raising £5,000 – enough money to buy 1,000 Christmas meals and as 500 pairs of socks. Staff at the firm, which has two offices in the city, reached its 2020 Winter Appeal target this week in aid of its official charity...

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Bath Business Blog: John Grace, compliance & risk manager, Mogers Drewett. When a corporate Christmas gift becomes a bribe

December 14, 2020
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Bath Business Blog: John Grace, compliance & risk manager, Mogers Drewett. When a corporate Christmas gift becomes a bribe

This article may sound like humbug, but not all Christmas presents should be treated equally! The Bribery Act 2010 introduced a new regime by which all corporate hospitality or gifts had to be reasonable and proportionate. Given the current pandemic, not much hospitality is probably going on, but that does stop the giving of...

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Government financial support for locked down firms covered just quarter of their costs, survey shows

December 11, 2020
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Government financial support for locked down firms covered just quarter of their costs, survey shows

Bath firms have slammed government financial support for businesses forced to close during the most recent lockdown as grossly inadequate. Some 54% of West of England businesses that were shuttered during November – including restaurants, cafes and non-essential retailers – said the financial assistance covered less than a quarter of their overheads, a new...

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Brexit confusion continues for third of firms as UK-EU talks go down to the wire

December 8, 2020
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Brexit confusion continues for third of firms as UK-EU talks go down to the wire

A third of South West firms still do not know if they will be impacted by Brexit with less than four weeks to go to the end of the UK-EU transition period, according to a new survey. At the same time 46% are worried that Brexit could have a bigger impact on them than...

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Firms invited to have their say on region’s 20-year planning blueprint

December 4, 2020
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Firms invited to have their say on region’s 20-year planning blueprint

Businesses in and around Bath have less than two weeks to give their views on the type of employment spaces, vital transport links and homes the region needs over the next 20 years. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has already received almost 1,000 responses to the survey it is running on its...

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Remote working and virtual clients among post-Covid challenges for legal sector, report says

December 4, 2020
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Remote working and virtual clients among post-Covid challenges for legal sector, report says

Law firms must embrace remote working and new technology while also continuously adapting and responding to change if they are to succeed in the post-Covid world, according to research conducted by Bath consultancy Nine Feet Tall. Staff are increasingly seeking autonomy around their working arrangements, wanting to ‘blend’ remote working with time in the...

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Bath Business Blog: Tom Webb, head of corporate, Mogers Drewett. Futureproof your business for 2021

December 2, 2020
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Bath Business Blog: Tom Webb, head of corporate, Mogers Drewett.  Futureproof your business for 2021

Given the unprecedented challenges all businesses have faced over the past six months, there is no doubt that 2021 is going to be an important year. Add to this the UK leaving the EU on December 31 and the uncertainty of more lockdowns and for many businesses 2021 could be a make or break year....

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Business groups warn of bleak winter as Bath prepares for life in Tier 2 when lockdown ends

November 27, 2020
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Business groups warn of bleak winter as Bath prepares for life in Tier 2 when lockdown ends

Bath’s Tier 2 restrictions when it comes out of the national lockdown next week will have a “chilling impact” on its economy, with much of its hospitality sector remaining “frozen” in the vital run-up to Christmas, business groups have warned. Bath Chamber of Commerce group Business West said despite having escaped being put in...

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Community spirit of pioneering university campus earns it coveted property award

November 27, 2020
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Community spirit of pioneering university campus earns it coveted property award

The innovative design of Bath Spa University’s Locksbrook Campus has been recognised in a prestigious regional property awards scheme. The campus topped the Heritage Project of the Year category in the 2020 Michelmores’ Property Awards.  Now in their 18th year, the awards recognise the best property and construction schemes across the South West, as well...

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Reboot for Business West’s online Brexit advice hub as clock ticks down to end of transition period

November 26, 2020
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Reboot for Business West’s online Brexit advice hub as clock ticks down to end of transition period

The award-winning Trading Through Brexit service run by Business West has been relaunched to help companies make crucial last-minute adjustments to the way they operate ahead of the end of the UK-EU transition period. Regardless of whether or not a deal is reached between UK and EU negotiators ahead of deadline on December 31,...

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