Business advisors covering Bath are poised to deal with a wide range of concerns impacting on their clients following the triggering of Article 50 – from employment to tariffs and tax. They say the major worry – and one that is already affecting some firms – is the uncertainty over the status of EU...
The CBI called today’s triggering of Article 50 a “pivotal moment in country’s history” but said early wins were needed in the negotiations with the EU to keep business on side. President Paul Drechsler said the Prime Minister’s commitment to free trade and European values should “hearten those around the table and set a...
Just over half of West of England firms are either ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ about the UK leaving the single market and customs union, according to the latest survey by the region’s largest business organisation. Released to coincide with last week’s triggering of Article 50, the results of the Business West survey reveal a...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has advised on the sale of a Wiltshire building supplies firm in a move that has helped West of England builders’ merchants Kellaway continue its growth. Marlborough Building Supplies becomes Bristol-based Kellaway Building Supplies’ 13th branch and extends the group further into Wiltshire, where...
The clock is ticking for Bath directors to enter the region’s top award scheme recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The deadline for the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2017 is March 31 and organisers are urging Bath’s top executives to get their skates on and submit...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has strengthened its property disputes team in the city with the appointment of associate Sarah Taylor. Sarah, pictured, joins from the Bristol head office of national firm Bevan Brittan, where she helped NHS trusts, housing associations and other clients to resolve their property disagreements. She brings significant...
Bath’s business scene is buzzing with bags of optimism and plentiful opportunities, according to stand holders and visitors at yesterday’s Bath Expo. The city’s largest event of its kind, the Bath Expo attracted hundreds of attendees to the Assembly Rooms, where they could chat to a wide range of businesses which had taken the...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King 11-strong team in last Sunday’s Bath Half Marathon raised more than £2,200 for Dorothy House Hospice Care – the law firm’s chosen charity as voted for by staff. Team member lawyer Nicola Cutler said: “The Bath Half is a great event in aid of so many fantastic causes...
Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards has made a key appointment to its family law team as its expansion continues to meet increasing demand. Lucy Terrell, pictured, joins as a solicitor specialising in all aspects of family law work, including divorce and separation, financial matters, injunctions and children. She was one of the youngest people...
