Christine Bunting, director at specialist law firm Hyphen, which has a base in Bath, has received one of Prime Minister David Cameron’s Points of Light awards, which recognise outstanding volunteers who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. Christine gained the accolade through her work with Cerebra, a unique national charity...
Bath law firm Mogers Drewett has been shortlisted in the Law Firm of the Year category of a national award scheme for innovation and excellence in the legal sector. The 2015 LawNet Awards are open to members of LawNet, the national network for independent law firms. The Law Firm of the Year title goes...
The growing trend for staff to work away from their offices is presenting a health and safety risk for their employers, according to a Bath-based ergonomics consultancy. Dr Dave Usher, pictured, of InterAction of Bath, which advises industry and the military, says because businesses are unable to control or monitor home working environments, there...
With just two days to go, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs is shaping up to be one of the biggest business events in the West this year. Hundreds of business owners – men and women – will descend on the Colston Hall in Bristol this Thursday for the one-day entrepreneurial extravaganza. Tickets to the keynote...
Bath lawyers Sarah Goodridge and Rebecca Stevens from Withy King and Daniela Nickols from Mowbray Woodwards were among the winners at last night’s prestigious Bristol Law Society annual legal awards. Daniela, who specialises in all areas of children work at Mowbray Woodwards, collected the coveted Solicitor of the Year title. Sarah, a chartered legal executive...
Bath-based law firm Mowbray Woodwards is holding a free commercial property breakfast briefing next month aimed at business owners and managers who are thinking about moving or have queries about their existing premises. The event at Bailbrook House on November 6 will cover the key property topics ranging from service charges, maintenance and repair...
A Bath commercial lawyer is urging the city’s retailers to review their trading terms and conditions following the introduction of new consumer laws. The Consumer Rights Act – which came into force on October 1 – aims to rectify the traditional complexities of UK law in this area and give consumers greater protection when...
A free seminar is being staged by estate and lettings agent Andrews to give landlords across the West of England specialist legal guidance. The event in Keynsham on Monday October 19 is aimed at helping landlords avoid legal pitfalls ranging from evictions to fire safety rules and follows a highly popular series of similar...
Businesses from Bath lined up alongside members of the public to cycle more than 250 miles in 12 hours and raise much-needed funds for children’s charity, the Jessie May Trust. Solicitors, bankers, accountants, surveyors and estate agents swapped their suits for Lycra as they tested their fitness and stamina at this year’s Keep the...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Dave Powell, solicitor in the business services team at Mowbray Woodwards Solicitors, answers our 10 questions What was the LAST: Film you watched? Fargo Book you read? The Consolations of Philosophy...
