Rebecca Eels, a senior associate in the Bath office of national law firm Stone King, has been appointed to the board of a membership organisation representing more than 300 family mediators in England and Wales. The Family Mediators Association (FMA) also supports the education, training and high professional standards of mediators. Rebecca, pictured, a...
Two Bath-headquartered law firms have been included among the UK’s top 200 in the UK legal sector. Royds Withy King and Stone King are included in the latest edition of a prestigious publication produced by The Times. The Times Best Law Firms 2020 survey is based on the views of solicitors in England and...
Independent Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards is to join national firm Stone King’s private client team in the city in a move that creates one of the largest practices of its kind in the South West. The merger – which becomes effective on December 1 – involves the entire Mowbray Woodwards operation. The single...
Civil engineering, plant, transport and waste group MJ Church has completed the acquisition of an historic quarry in a deal handled by Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King. Ownership of Wick Quarry in South Gloucestershire will enable Marshfield-headquartered MJ Church to take on a large conservation area that includes a nature reserve and wetlands...
Bath-based chartered accountants Richardson Swift and law firm Mogers Drewett teamed up to host an exclusive drinks and film evening at the city’s TIVOLI Cinema. More than 50 guests attended the event, which included a pre-screening of Hard, Cracked the Wind – the latest short film from Early Day Films, the BAFTA-winning Bristol film...
Regional law firm Mogers Drewett is to relocate its Bath office to be closer to the city’s emerging Quays business quarter in a move that will also usher in an open-plan working environment for staff. Bath’s North and South Quays development will create a new enterprise area for the city with 300,000 sq ft...
The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has refreshed its board – and addressed a major gender imbalance – by recruiting six new business leaders to help it shape the economic future of the region. The six senior businesses leaders – five of them women – work across a range of sectors and...
The deadline is looming for Bath’s small and medium-sized businesses to apply for grants to help them improve their energy efficiency by reducing bills and protect against future price rises. A £1m fund has been set up by the West of England Combined Authority through which businesses across the region can apply for a...
An intrepid trio from the Bath headquarters of regional law firm Royds Withy King are preparing to climb the highest peak in Africa to raise funds for the city’s homeless charity Julian House. Jess Burston, Ali Cloak and Fran Tremeer are joining the challenge trek to scale Mount Kilimanjaro next February. Their target is...
Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has made its largest ever round of promotions with three new partners, a legal director, six associates and eight senior associates – a new role for the firm. The new partners are planning expert Ros Trotman and agricultural litigator Robert James – both based in...
