Lawyers from the Bath office of Royds Withy King have handled the sale of a privately owned luxury hotel recently named as the best in Bristol. The 20-bedroom Henbury Lodge Hotel, pictured, changed hands for an undisclosed sum in a deal in which Royds Withy King’s leisure and hospitality team acted for the private sellers....
Law firm Royds Withy King, which has a major office in Bath, has donated legacy IT equipment worth £100,000 to a social enterprise that helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds gain the skills and practical experiences they need to secure work placements, further training and employment. We Do. IT overhauls IT equipment no longer...
The Bath corporate and commercial team at regional law firm Royds Withy King has signalled further expansion with the appointment of solicitor Ed Chapman. Ed, pictured, has joined the team – Bath’s largest – from Bristol headquartered national firm TLT, where he worked on a range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, fund-raising...
The Bath office of law firm Stone King is holding a free drop-in surgery to mark Local Charities Day on December 16. Stone King, which has a national reputation for its high-quality advice to the third sector, is offering free 30-minute legal advice sessions for small local charities and community groups in Bath at...
Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards is celebrating the success of Samantha Taylor, who has just qualified as a chartered legal executive. Samantha, pictured, joined Mowbray Woodwards in 2013 as a trainee chartered legal executive to work in its private client team specialising in wills, probate and estate planning, estate administration and lasting powers of...
Two lawyers with extensive experience of the healthcare and social care sectors have been appointed to the Bath office of regional law firm Royds Withy King as partners. James Sage and Hazel Phillips have joined from Burroughs Day in Bristol, bringing with them a long track record of advising care providers, pharmacies, dental practices...
Regional accountants Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, said Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement was a clarion call to industry to be more productive and to make the UK ‘match fit’ for a bumpy Brexit ride ahead. It said the Chancellor’s first fiscal statement promised billions of government money for houses, roads,...
Bath businesses will welcome Chancellor Philip Hammond’s focus on investment in the Autumn Statement, particularly in areas where growth pressures are highest, according to Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce. Phil Smith, pictured, managing director of the region’s largest business organisation, described the statement as “a sombre, not flashy, affair”...
Business organisation the CBI “warmly welcomed” Chancellor Philip Hammond’s commitments to boost research and development, housing and infrastructure. But it said these must be acted on. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn, pictured below, said: “The Chancellor has prioritised a pragmatic down payment on future productivity growth. “His emphasis on R&D, housing and local infrastructure will help...
Chancellor Philip Hammond his presented his first Autumn Statement: Here are the main points, as announced: Office for Budget Responsibility says growth this year will be 2.1%, 1.4% next year (down from 2.2%), 1.7% in 2018 (down from 2.1%), 2.1% in 2019/20 (down from 2.1%) and 2% in 2020/21, (down from 2.1%). As expected, the...
