A partner in the Bath head office of regional law firm Royds Withy King has helped the owner of a South Wales-based specialist care provider sell the business. Hazel Phillips, pictured, who works in Royds Withy King’s social care team, provided advice and support to Geraldine Butler, who set up Values in Care in...
The Prince’s Trust has appointed Andrew Billingham as chair of its South West Development Committee (SWDC). Andrew, who is managing director of YTL Arena Bristol, has been SWDC vice-chair for four years. He will take over from Mike Beesley, the CEO of Bristol-based recruitment group RSG who set up the SWDC in 2015. The...
Inclusivity in the South West’s burgeoning intellectual property (IP) sector is being encouraged by a group of professionals who have set up a regional chapter of national organisation IP Inclusive. Founded in 2015 by four IP-related trade associations, IP Inclusive aims to create a more welcoming, accessible, and supportive sector for its professionals. More...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Dan Meadon-Bower, partner at Bath law firm Royds Withy King, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Annie (1982), Annie (2014) and Annie (1982), all in the...
Bath charity Southside has praised city law firm Mowbray Woodwards for its support over the past 18 months, during which it has raised £3,500 to help it continue its work. Southside supports families dealing with a range of problems such as domestic abuse, mental health difficulties, financial and housing issues. By providing on-going support...
Bath-headquartered employment agency Juice has teamed up with some of the city’s top business, legal and HR experts to stage an event next week for firms looking to hire new staff. The panel discussion will tackle areas such as attracting and retaining the right people and motivating and rewarding staff as well as giving...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has been named among the UK’s best for advising private clients. The firm, which has two offices in the city, is among an elite group selected by leading industry publication eprivateclient. The online publication, which provides legal news, analysis and trends, surveys more than 140 private client...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has welcomed back solicitor Laura Podger to its family law team in Bath. Having qualified as a solicitor at the firm last year, Laura, pictured, spent around six months in national firm Irwin Mitchell’s Bristol office, where she worked on high-profile family law cases, before returning to...
The West of England’s top accountants have been advised to have ‘micro-adventures’ such as skinny dipping in a river while on their way to a meeting or sleeping outside on a hill in summer. The unusual plea was made to the 400 guests at the profession’s regional annual dinner by guest speaker National Geographic...
Confidence levels among West of England firms have dropped significantly – with orders and sales also down – according to the latest survey by Business West, with the region’s largest business organisation blaming Brexit uncertainty for the slump. All measures in the survey of around 500 firms were in the red. Export sales and...
