A family lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience has joined the Swindon office of regional law firm Royds Withy King as a senior associate. Kit O’Brien, pictured, has been appointed to the firm’s 31-strong family team from Slee Blackwell solicitors in Taunton. Kit specialises in divorce proceedings, civil partnership dissolutions and resolving the...
The Swindon office of M4 law firm Thrings has advised Cirencester-based technology provider Procurri UK on its acquisition of spare parts supplier EAF Supply Chain Holdings. The acquisition is Procurri UK’s first since the parent group DeClout listed on the Singaporean stock exchange in July. Procurri UK, a leading independent provider of data...
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Swindon-headquartered specialist personal injury law firm Novum Law has recruited three more solicitors – taking its number of lawyer appointments in 2016 to nine. The three new joiners – Hannah Carr, Declan French and Alison Sayers – have arrived at the end of what has been a record-breaking year of rapid expansion for the...
Law firm Royds Withy King, which offices in Swindon and Marlborough, 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 needed...
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...
Swindon businesses will welcome Chancellor Philip Hammond’s focus on investment in the Autumn Statement, particularly in areas where growth pressures are highest, according to the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative. Director Ian Larrard, pictured, described the statement as “a sombre, not flashy, affair” which reflected the national mood of economic and business uncertainty. But he...
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...
The year-long celebrations to mark the 175th anniversary of Swindon as a railway town continued last week when law firm Thrings hosted the Autumn Hooty Party. The event, held in the Caerphilly Hall of Swindon’s STEAM Museum, was attended by members of the Swindon business community. Regional law firm Thrings, which has its head...
Lawyers from Royds Withy King based in Swindon and Marlborough have compiled a Directors’ Briefing to help business owners keep on top of the latest legal developments which may affect their working practices and home life. Staying on the right side of retail price-fixing rules The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently issued...
