Bath-based law firm Mowbray Woodwards has promoted solicitors Nicholas Wragg and Lucy Terrell to associates. Lucy, who joined the firm in 2017 as a solicitor in its family team, has proved to be an outstanding legal practitioner. She has extensive experience in separation and divorce with specialist knowledge of matters involving children and domestic abuse. She also has in-depth experience...
Legal experts from the Bath head office of regional law firm Royds Withy King have advised one of the UK’s leading suppliers of agricultural machinery on a key acquisition. T H WHITE, which is based in Devizes, took over the New Holland dealership in Hereford for an undisclosed sum. Specialising in tractors and...
Bath businesses will be able to celebrate the Chinese New Year and look ahead to building improved trade links with the country at the regional China Bureau’s annual banquet later this month. The gala on February 27 has become a key event in the business calendar and this time marks the start of the...
Even the biggest brands need to play by the rules – and they don’t come much bigger than McDonald’s. The global burger chain has thousands of trade mark registrations worldwide and spends an eye-watering amount each year maintaining and enforcing them. But in a recent dispute with Irish burger chain Supermac, McDonald’s Mc’d up...
The organisation tasked with helping shape the economic future of the West of England is hoping to attract more businesswomen to join its board to go some way to address its major gender imbalance. Out of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) 18 board members, just two are women. Now, as the...
Personal injury legal experts based in the Bath head office of regional law firm Royds Withy King have secured a settlement of £1.6m for a woman who developed complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) following a car accident. The case, originally valued at less than £25,000 by the insurance company involved, is one of...
Business leaders in Bath are being encouraged to enter one of the region’s top award schemes for recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2019 champion outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent years the prestigious...
Lawyers based in the Bath office of regional firm Thrings have advised on a private equity-backed deal that will enable a Hampshire-based cladding and roofing business to accelerate its growth plans. Elite Façades, a market leader in the installation of built-up roofing and cladding systems on commercial and residential sites, has been bought...
Free mediation information sessions are being offered by the Bath office of law firm Stone King to people considering divorce. The sessions with the firm’s family law and mediation team are being held as part of Family Mediation Week, which runs from January 21 to 25. The week is staged by the Family Mediators...
Nearly 40% of West of England business owners back a second Brexit referendum while just one in 10 is confident the government will secure a good deal for the UK, according to the region’s largest business survey. Worryingly, more than 40% of the senior managers and directors taking part did not know whether their...
