Twelve leading individuals from the West of England’s business community have joined the board of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The appointments, made at the LEP’s meeting on Wednesday, will boost it in bringing together representatives from business and universities with elected leaders to shape and develop the region’s future. LEP chair Prof Steve...
Specialist divorce and family law solicitor Sarah Jackson, a partner in the Bath office of regional firm BLB Solicitors, has become one of only a handful of lawyers in the UK to be able to consult directly with children during family mediation cases. Sarah, pictured, who heads BLB’s family team and has more than...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has introduced its new regional partner for the city to the business community at its annual ‘meet the team’ event. Stuart Brazington, who has worked at Royds Withy King in Bath for more than 10 years, specialises in brain and catastrophic injuries and leads the firm’s Brain...
Outstanding business leaders and entrepreneurs from the Bath area are being urged to enter the region’s top awards recognising excellence in the boardroom. Launched this week, the Institute of Directors South West Director of the Year Awards 2018 showcase the wealth of executive talent and leadership across the region. New categories have been added...
Law firm Stone King is to open a new Bath base to accommodate ongoing growth and bring together partners and staff working from two of its three offices in the city. Most of the firm’s 150-plus Bath-based employees and partners will move into the 8,500 sq ft office on the second floor of...
Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has appointed commercial property expert Fionnuala Nolan as a partner to advise its fast-growing portfolio of real estate sector clients. Fionnuala, pictured, who joined from City law firm Banks Kelly Solicitors, has more than 20 years’ experience in the areas of retail, property development and...
Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards has recently acted for the owners of city-based animation and design studio A Large Evil Corporation on its sale to US giant Funko for $4m (£2.98m). Since its foundation by owners Guy Thomson and Seth Watkins in 2006, A Large Evil Corporation -also known as Evilcorp – has developed...
Bath firms considering doing business in China this year – or those already trading there – are being urged to take part in the region’s largest Chinese New Year reception and banquet. Organised by the Bristol & West of England China Bureau, the event brings together business leaders, key figures from the Chinese business...
R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body, has appointed accountant Louise Durkan as the new chair of its South West and Wales region. Louise, pictured, an insolvency practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience in restructuring, is the financial advisory and restructuring director at accountancy group Deloitte’s Bristol office, where she leads a team...
A top lawyer has urged Bath’s not-for-profit organisations to embrace the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an opportunity to strengthen existing relationships and improve the way they are run. Graeme Fearon, intellectual property partner at West law firm Thrings – which has an office in Bath – believes while the new rules...
