Business

The UK’s fastest growing wireless network solutions provider, WiFi SPARK, is now an approved supplier to JANET, a government funded body which assists universities, schools, further education and research institutions to get the best out of cloud and data services.

JANET is the network dedicated to the needs of research and education in the UK, helping provide infrastructure to educational institutions and communities, offering impartial advice and sourcing the products needed to facilitate, for example, remote learning, large data storage, video conferencing, and now Guest WiFi...

More than 30 VIP guests from the world of corporate aviation have attended the official launch of Exeter’s Airport’s new Jet Centre. The event was hosted by Sir Peter Rigby, founder, CEO and Chairman of Rigby Group Plc, which acquired Exeter Airport in June last year.

Rigby Group has completely refurbished the airport’s Jet Centre, which offers VIP services to corporate aviation clients spanning business travellers to rock stars and even royalty. It includes an expanded corporate lounge that can accommodate up to 35 people, a conference room and boardroom, and crew rest facilities...

A new law that will presume that both parents will play a role in the life of their child should help to ensure that a child’s welfare continues to be at the heart of the legal system, according to one of the region’s leading family lawyers.

The new law, which comes into force this week, aims to encourage parents to be more focussed on their children’s needs following separation and clarify the court’s approach. What it does not do is give parents new “rights” or a 50/50 division of a child’s time.

The Family Court will be required to presume each parent’s involvement in a...

One of the leading law firms in Devon and Cornwall has won two prestigious awards for its work, as well as reaching the shortlist for another national award. Stephens Scown LLP has won Property Law Firm of the Year and Deal of the Year at the Insider South West Property Awards 2014, which were announced at an event in Bristol on 16 October. The Deal of the Year award was for the firm’s work with Wolf Minerals on the development of its Drakelands Mine near Plymouth. The judges called it the "most complicated deal by a country mile". Stephens Scown has also reached the shortlist for the...