Thrings corporate partner Graeme Fearon shares his take on artificial intelligence (AI) following last week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Business Breakfast debate. AI is everywhere. Every Silicon Valley start-up worth its seed-funding seems to be working on an AI application to revolutionise your world, while simultaneously coming after your job and threatening to wreck...
The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has appointed two more directors to complete the line-up of its four-strong senior leadership team. Shahzia Daya joins next week as director of legal services and monitoring officer from Bristol City Council, where she has been service director, legal and democratic services, for 12 years. Malcolm Coe...
Regional law firm Mogers Drewett has signed a partnership with Visit Bath, the city’s destination marketing organisation, to support events at this year’s Bath Christmas Market. Mogers Drewett, which has offices in Bath, Wells, Sherborne and Frome, will support family-friendly events linked to the market, including the lanterns and decorations made by primary...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has appointed Ben Short as its first director of IT – a move that completes the line-up of its new business services leadership team. Ben, pictured, joins the team – set up to drive the firm’s future growth – from Capita Specialist Services in London, where he...
Bath law firms and some of their best lawyers have achieved top rankings in a leading international guide used by the private wealth industry. Among the firms appearing in the 2018 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth guide are Royds Withy King, which has two offices in the city, Stone King and Mogers...
Experienced human resources director Gillian Pears has joined regional law firm Mogers Drewett to head its HR department, bringing with her more than 25 years’ experience in the field. Gillian, pictured, has extensive experience in employee relations, talent acquisition, learning and development, internal communications and compensation and benefits. She joins Mogers Drewett, which...
This week, BrandSoup has been mostly catching up on back episodes of Suits. It’s as reliable an insight into New York legal practice as it is an accurate profile of the Duchess of Sussex. But it’s fun, there are some great lines and everyone is fabulously well dressed! One recent episode showed managing partner...
The first charity netball tournament hosted by Bath-based law firm Mogers Drewett has raised £2,500 for The Forever Friends Appeal and Dorothy House Hospice Care. Ten mixed-sex teams from businesses and organisations based in and around Bath competed for the trophy with Interaction, the city-based office design and fit-out specialist, crowned champions following...
Just one in 10 West of England businesses think the government will deliver a good deal on Brexit, according to the latest survey from the region’s largest business organisation. And half of the firms taking part said they felt ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ over the government’s Brexit negotiations. When it comes to information...
Bath’s owner-managers should focus on their immediate business concerns and the challenges posed by the city’s infrastructure rather than hard-to-influence Brexit-related issues, the city’s third annual Economic Question Time heard. Bath Chamber of Commerce & Initiative executive director Ian Bell told attendees at the breakfast event that key local issues such as the...
