SCISYS, the Chippenham-headquartered specialist IT group, has appointed Natasha Laird to its board as an executive director and general counsel with immediate effect. Natasha, pictured, joined the group, which also has a base in Bristol as general counsel in 2014 and has been company secretary since September 2016. She is the daughter of SCISYS...
To cynical observers such as BrandSoup, the festive season may hold few surprises – the same old songs, the same old traditions, the same old advertising campaigns. And that’s precisely why we love it so much: it’s a beacon of consistency and reliability in a fast-moving, uncertain world. So imagine our astonishment when we...
Online calculators to help businesses and individuals estimate their legal costs for conveyancing, debt recovery and probate have been launched by Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King. The three calculators are in response to new rules from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on pricing and transparency which came into effect last week. ...
Bath solicitor Raquel Ugalde is on top of the world after achieving the highest mark in an international legal qualification. Raquel, pictured, a member of law firm Stone King’s specialist international and cross-border team, won the Worldwide Excellence Award for her performance in the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Advanced Certificate in...
Company bosses from Bath and across the West of England are “intensely frustrated” with the latest delays affecting Brexit, according to the region’s largest business organisation. Business West – which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Bath & North East Somerset Initiative – said time was now running out for a managed departure...
The Bath office of regional law firm Thrings welcomed guests to its annual Christmas drinks party at the Winter Wonderland experience at The Bird, Bath. Formerly the County Hotel, The Bird, Bath on Pulteney Road was acquired by Bath-based Kaleidoscope Collection earlier this year. Thrings’ guests enjoyed festive canapes, mulled wine and Christmas punch,...
BrandSoup was flicking through the internet recently, wondering what to cover in our next blog – whether to write about Turkish celebrity chef Nusret Gökçe, who is seeking to register his trade mark gestures? Or the controversy over video game Fortnite ‘stealing’ other people’s dance moves? Imagine our joy when we found out we...
West of England businesses with ambitious growth plans will be able to get grant funding and relevant, high-quality support and training under a new programme launched by the University of the West of England (UWE), NatWest and regional law firm Foot Anstey. S4G (Scale Up 4 Growth) is open to businesses in any sector...
The differences between Bath and Bristol should be celebrated as they can be key factors in making the West of England one of the world’s leading centres for innovation, according to a major study. The region is already among the UK’s most exciting innovation clusters based on its vibrant tech, creative, advanced engineering and...
Leading school uniform supplier Banner has snapped up another smaller rival in its second deal in less than five months as it aims for market leadership. Trowbridge-based Banner, which has also operated the Blue Max Banner and BMB brands, bought Stockport-based F.R. Monkhouse in June, bringing with it nine retail stores and nine on-site...
