Goughs in the news

Taylor Wessing and Burges Salmon veteran joins regional law firm

Goughs Solicitors has strengthened its private client team with three senior appointments, enhancing its expertise in private wealth, estate administration and family advisory services.

Three new hires expand private client team at Goughs

Goughs Solicitors has enhanced its private client team with three senior appointments, strengthening its private wealth expertise.

Goughs expands private client team

Goughs Solicitors has strengthened its private client team with three senior appointments, enhancing its private wealth expertise.

Wiltshire law firm recruits legal director and solicitors

Goughs Solicitors has strengthened its private client team with three senior appointments, enhancing its private wealth and family advisory expertise.

Swindon law firm expands team to strengthen expertise

Goughs expands its private client team with three senior appointments, strengthening expertise in wealth planning, estate administration and complex family advisory services.

Wiltshire law firm recruits legal director and solicitors

Goughs strengthens its private wealth offering with three senior hires, expanding expertise across tax, estate planning and complex family advisory services.

Goughs strengthens family and private wealth legal support across the region

Goughs strengthens its private client offering with three senior appointments, expanding support for families, landowners and business owners across the South West.

Three new hires expand private client team at Goughs

Tom Gauterin, Niamh Lewis and Ashley Wood join Goughs, strengthening the firm’s private client team with expertise in tax, estate planning and wealth advisory.

Leadership lessons: What can elite sport teach businesses

Matthew Drew explores what elite sport can teach modern businesses about leadership, resilience and building high-performing teams.

Whether firms are encouraging staff back into the office or doubling down on home working, staff wellbeing remains a major focus across the legal profession.

Victoria Nash explores how flexibility and neurodiversity are reshaping a more inclusive legal workplace.

Farewell, Dear Sirs?

Thomas Boyce explores the debate over dropping ‘Dear Sirs’, and what it signals about inclusivity and changing legal language.

Goughs celebrates year of support for Home-Start North Wiltshire

Over the past year, Goughs Solicitors has raised more than £6,000 for Home-Start North Wiltshire, helping to support families across the region

Goughs Solicitors raise more than £6k for Wiltshire charity

Goughs Solicitors has fundraised more than £6,000 for Home-Start North Wiltshire, supporting families across the region over the past year.

Law firm Goughs raises £6k for chosen charity

Goughs Solicitors has fundraised more than £6,000 for Home-Start North Wiltshire, supporting families across the region over the past year.

Wiltshire solicitors raise £6k for families in need through year-long partnership

Goughs Solicitors has raised over £6,000 for Home-Start North Wiltshire, following a year of fundraising to support local families.

Goughs Solicitors raise more than £6k for Wiltshire charity

Goughs Solicitors has raised more than £6,000 for Home-Start North Wiltshire through a year of fundraising and support for local families.

Bath Life – BIZ Q&A

Goughs’ Partner and Head of Private Wealth, Phillip Bolton shares insights on leadership, highlighting meditation, principled thinking, and Gareth Southgate’s influence on focus and resilience.

Lessons in leadership: What sport can teach the modern law firm

Goughs’ Managing Partner Matthew Drew shares his insights on leadership, drawing on lessons from elite sport to explore how mindset, teamwork and culture shape success within a modern law firm.

The managing partner of Wiltshire firm Goughs Solicitors shares his passions and interests with The Brief

Goughs’ Managing Partner Matthew Drew has shared a glimpse into life beyond the office, from early morning workouts and a love of literature to the personal motivations that shape his leadership of the firm.

A firm like ours will never replace lawyers with AI’ – but Goughs’ IT chief has his ear to the ground

Goughs’ IT chief has said the firm will never replace its lawyers with AI, as it continues to take a measured, value-driven approach to adopting new technology across the business.

Goughs announces new charity partnership with local air ambulance

Goughs Solicitors has confirmed Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance as its Charity of the Year, with teams across the firm already getting behind a range of fundraising efforts to support the charity’s essential work.

Wiltshire law firm’s charity partnership with air ambulance

Goughs Solicitors has appointed Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance as its Charity of the Year, with teams across the firm already rallying behind a programme of fundraising initiatives in support of the charity’s vital emergency service.

Law firm announces charity partnership with air ambulance

Goughs Solicitors has selected Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance as its Charity of the Year, with teams across the firm already embracing a busy schedule of fundraising activities to support the charity’s essential lifesaving service.

Law firm announces charity partnership with air ambulance

Goughs Solicitors has named Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance as its new Charity of the Year, with colleagues across the firm already preparing for a full programme of fundraising events and initiatives to support the charity’s vital work.

Wiltshire law firm’s charity partnership with air ambulance

Goughs Solicitors has announced a new Charity of the Year partnership with Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance, with teams across the firm already gearing up for a packed calendar of fundraising events and challenges in support of the lifesaving charity.

Wiltshire law firm names charity of the year

Goughs Solicitors has unveiled Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance as its Charity of the Year, with colleagues across the firm already stepping into a series of fundraising activities to support the charity’s lifesaving work.

Goughs Solicitors back Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance as charity of the year

Goughs Solicitors has chosen Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance as its Charity of the Year, with colleagues across the firm already getting involved in a wide range of fundraising efforts to support the charity’s critical work.

Wiltshire firm named Legal Provider of the Year at awards

Matthew Drew, Managing Partner, and Sarah Loveless, Partner at Goughs Solicitors, have celebrated the firm being named Legal Provider of the Year at the Bath Life Awards 2026, alongside Sarah’s recognition as one of the region’s Most Inspiring Women.

Wiltshire law firm scoops Legal Provider of the Year award

Goughs Solicitors named Legal Provider of the Year at awards

Matthew Drew, Managing Partner, and Sarah Loveless, Partner at Goughs Solicitors, have celebrated the firm being named Legal Provider of the Year at the Bath Life Awards, alongside Sarah’s recognition as one of the region’s Most Inspiring Women.

Businesses react to Spring Statement

Neill Pemberton, Partner and Head of Commercial Property, and Amber Ballans, Solicitor and Employment Law Specialist at Goughs Solicitors, have responded to the Spring Statement, warning that rising minimum wages and increasing employment costs could make it harder for businesses to hire young and entry-level workers.

Goughs Partner: ‘A career without barriers – let’s make it the norm

Gemma Broadbent, Partner and Head of Corporate & Commercial at Goughs Solicitors, has shared her reflections ahead of International Women’s Day, highlighting the importance of genuine inclusion in the legal profession and why creating careers without barriers should become the norm.

Spring Statement: What rising unemployment forecast means for employers

Neill Pemberton, Partner and Head of Commercial Property, and Amber Ballans, Employment Law Specialist at Goughs Solicitors, are warning employers to prepare for rising employment costs and labour market pressures following the Spring Statement.

Spring Statement 2026 – local business reaction

Neill Pemberton, Partner and Head of Commercial Property, and Amber Ballans, Solicitor and Employment Law Specialist at Goughs Solicitors, have responded to the Spring Statement, warning that rising wage costs and employment regulations could make entry-level hiring more difficult for businesses.

Changes to business property relief

Tom Gauterin, Legal Director and Private Client Specialist at Goughs Solicitors, is advising business owners and farming families to review their succession plans ahead of April 2026, as changes to Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief could expose family businesses to substantial inheritance tax liabilities.

Goughs Solicitors bolsters family wealth and succession expertise with new Legal Director

Tom Gauterin has joined Goughs Solicitors as Legal Director, strengthening the firm’s Private Wealth offering with extensive experience advising individuals and families on complex tax, succession and international planning matters across Bath and Wiltshire.

Goughs appoints Tom Gauterin as director

Tom Gauterin has joined Goughs Solicitors as Legal Director in the firm’s Private Client team, bringing nearly 20 years’ experience in private client, tax and charity law to strengthen the firm’s private wealth offering.

On the Move: Bishop Fleming; Goughs Solicitors; S&W

Tom Gauterin joins Goughs as Legal Director

Tom Gauterin has joined Goughs Solicitors as Legal Director in the firm’s Private Client team, bringing nearly two decades of private client, tax and charity law expertise to strengthen Goughs’ private wealth offering, particularly for high-net-worth clients with complex UK and international needs.

Goughs make new appointment to Private Client team

Striving for a Standout Brand

Victoria Nash, HR Director at Goughs Solicitors, shares insights in LPM Magazine on what defines a strong SME law firm brand, highlighting the role of the “360 lawyer” and the importance of accessibility, continuity and genuine human understanding alongside technical excellence.

Planning with confidence: understanding pre and postnuptial agreements

Caoimhe Edwards, family solicitor at Goughs Solicitors, explains how pre and postnuptial agreements can bring clarity, fairness and peace of mind, helping couples plan for the future with confidence, particularly where finances or family arrangements are more complex.

Why later-life divorce requires a distinct professional framework

Matthew Drew, Managing Partner & Finance Partner at Goughs Solicitors, explains why later-life divorce requires a distinct professional framework and a different mindset from traditional family law cases.

Goughs post-budget evening offers practical guidance for a changing landscape

Goughs Solicitors bring together legal, financial and tax experts to unpack Rachel Reeves’ post-Budget changes and explain what they really mean for families, business owners and long-term planning as we head into 2026.

Understanding the UK Employment Rights Act

Amber Ballans, Employment Solicitor at Goughs Solicitors, explains what the new Employment Rights Act means for employers and why management behaviour will matter more than paperwork.

Academic versus 360 lawyer: which path should you take?

Gemma Broadbent, Partner and Head of Corporate & Commercial at Goughs Solicitors, discusses the difference between academic and 360 legal career paths.

Christmas gifting: How to be generous and tax-efficient

Andrew Langbridge, Private Client Solicitor at Goughs Solicitors, explains how thoughtful Christmas gifting can support loved ones while remaining tax efficient, and why understanding the rules now can prevent complications later.

The new rules of work: What Gen Z is teaching us

Victoria Nash, Human Resources Director at Goughs Solicitors, reflects on what Gen Z is teaching us about work, purpose and culture, and how those expectations are reshaping the modern workplace.

D-DAY Six money red flags which prove your partner wants a divorce by those who REALLY know – and how to protect yourself

This article, featuring Ross Phillips, Partner and Family Solicitor, and explores six financial warning signs that may indicate a partner is preparing for divorce, and outlines practical steps individuals can take to protect their finances.

Two new appointments announced by Wiltshire law firm Goughs

Goughs Solicitors has announced the appointments of Neill Pemberton as Partner and Head of Commercial Property and Rukshan Attapattu as an Associate in its Corporate and Commercial team.

Goughs strengthens Commercial and Corporate teams

Goughs Solicitors has announced the appointments of Neill Pemberton as Partner and Head of Commercial Property and Rukshan Attapattu as an Associate in its Corporate and Commercial team.

On the Move: Freeths; Azets; Goughs; Ignition

Goughs Solicitors has announced the appointments of Neill Pemberton as Partner and Head of Commercial Property and Rukshan Attapattu as an Associate in its Corporate and Commercial team.

Autumn Budget stability puts UK business owners on the hook

Stability was the Chancellor’s watchword, but business heard strain instead. Advisers across law and accountancy say the Autumn Budget leans heavily on tax rises for owners, investors, and high earners, while offering only narrow windows and targeted reliefs for those prepared to plan ahead. Businesses face greater complexity and pressure.

How can lawyers get the most out of each day, so they can hit their targets and still have time for a healthy home life?

Phillip Bolton, Partner and Head of Private Wealth at Goughs Solicitors, shares how meditation underpins his productivity, focus, and long-term professional resilience.

Tax relief cut makes employee ownership trusts ‘far riskier’

Goughs’ partner and Head of Corporate Gemma Broadbent has shared her insight on changes to employee ownership trusts, highlighting how reduced tax relief could make succession planning less accessible and impact long-term business stability.

Budget 2025 reaction

Gemma Broadbent, Partner and Head of Corporate at Goughs Solicitors, shares expert reaction to the 2025 Budget and its impact on UK businesses.

Business world responds to Labour’s second Budget

Gemma Broadbent, Partner and Head of Corporate & Commercial at Goughs Solicitors, comments on the Budget and its implications for UK SMEs and succession planning.

Rachel Reeves’ Budget receives cool response from West of England business leaders

Gemma Broadbent, Partner and Head of Corporate at Goughs Solicitors, comments on the Budget and its impact on UK SMEs.

Child arrangements over the Christmas Holidays – expert advice from Goughs Solicitors

Rhianna Cole, Senior Associate at Goughs Solicitors, shares expert guidance on child arrangements over the Christmas holidays for separated parents.

Beyond ‘Dear Sirs’: language, inclusion and legal culture

Thomas Boyce, Partner and Head of Family at Goughs Solicitors, discusses the importance of inclusive language and its impact on legal culture.

From city pace to countryside balance: Rethinking the lawyer’s life

Phillip Bolton, Partner and Head of Private Wealth at Goughs Solicitors, shares his perspective on how regional legal practice offers a balanced, community-focused alternative to traditional portrayals of life in the law.

Anti-lawyer rhetoric among politicians and the media seems to be at an all-time high. What impact is this having on practitioners, and on recruitment into practice areas that are the targets of public opprobrium?

Emma Taylor, Partner and Head of the Vulnerable Client Division at Goughs Solicitors, addresses the impact of anti-lawyer rhetoric and highlights the essential role legal professionals play in protecting vulnerable individuals and maintaining public trust in the legal system.

From This Life to The Split: rethinking the lawyer’s life – beyond courtroom portrayals

Phillip Bolton, Partner and Head of the Private Wealth Team at Goughs Solicitors, reflects on how modern legal careers can be built with balance, resilience and long-term sustainability beyond traditional courtroom portrayals.

Top Rankings for Goughs

Thomas Boyce, Partner and Head of the Family Team at Goughs Solicitors, reflects on the firm’s national recognition in the Chambers and Partners Global 2026 rankings and the team’s commitment to combining technical expertise with empathy and clarity for clients.

Goughs marks over a decade of recognition in latest Chambers Global 2026 rankings

Thomas Boyce, Partner and Head of the Family Team, and Andrew Given, Partner and Head of Housebuilding & Development at Goughs Solicitors, reflect on the firm’s continued success in the Chambers and Partners Global 2026 rankings and the strength of its family and real estate practices.

Goughs Solicitors in Wiltshire recognised by Chambers

Thomas Boyce, Partner and Head of the Family Team, and Andrew Given, Partner and Head of Housebuilding & Development at Goughs Solicitors, comment on the firm’s recognition in the Chambers and Partners Global 2026 rankings, highlighting the importance of independent, client-led research.

Goughs Solicitors in Wiltshire recognised by Chambers

Goughs solicitors achieves multiple Chambers Global 2026 rankings

Thomas Boyce, Partner and Head of the Family Team, and Andrew Given, Partner and Head of Housebuilding & Development at Goughs Solicitors, comment on the firm’s multiple Chambers and Partners Global 2026 rankings and what sustained independent recognition means for clients and the wider business.

Goughs Solicitors’ family team recognised among best in South West

How supportive workplace cultures are really built

Victoria Nash, HR Director at Goughs Solicitors, explains how embedding wellbeing into firm-wide structures has helped build a more open, supportive and psychologically safe workplace culture.