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Stephanie Johnson

Position: Senior Associate Solicitor and Head of Mental Capacity & Care
Offices: Viaduct House, Carlisle
 
Areas: Personal Law, Personal Dispute Resolution, Business Law, Business Dispute Resolution
 
 

Stephanie deals with all types of civil disputes, in particular commercial tenancy matters (including business lease renewals) and disputes involving property and land (including boundary and right of way/easement disputes) together with general contractual disputes (including construction claims), negligence claims, partnership disputes and agricultural litigation.

Stephanie is experienced in every aspect of property disputes.

She specialises in care law advising elderly and incapacitated adults who have problems with care provision and the funding of care, including challenging decisions on the entitlement to NHS funded Continuing Health Care. Stephanie also acts as advocate for clients with mental health and medical and social care needs.

About Stephanie

Stephanie graduated with a BA (Hons) from Durham University before joining Cartmell Shepherd as a trainee in 1997, qualifying as a solicitor two years later. She became an Associate in 2005.

Stephanie is Treasurer of the Carlisle and District Law Society.

Stephanie is named in The Legal 500

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Cumbrian legal firm shortlisted for national law award

August 28th 2025

A Cumbrian legal firm has achieved national recognition after being named as a finalist in the British Wills and Probate Awards 2025. Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors is shortlisted for the best Contentious Wills & Probate team (Boutique) at the awards which celebrate legal excellence across the country. Rebecca Armstrong, who is…

Cartmell Shepherd restructures Dispute Resolution team to highlight specialisms

July 29th 2025

Leading law firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors has announced three senior promotions this week, as part of a move to highlight specialisms within its Dispute Resolution team. Director and Head of Dispute Resolution Mark Aspin said: “Dispute Resolution encompasses a broad spectrum of legal work. While our team deals with the majority of ‘Civil…

Should your right to renew business tenancies be changed?

February 3rd 2025

Businesses are being asked if they think the law relating to the right to renew business tenancies should be changed. Stephanie Johnson, Senior Associate Solicitor, provides an update. The Law Commission has published a consultation paper considering how the right to renew business tenancies, set out in Part 2 of…

Costcutter wins contract dispute over convenience stores’ debts

October 24th 2024

The Costcutter Supermarkets Group has won a contract dispute with two convenience store operators over whether a limitation clause meant they did not have to pay for goods received. Stephanie Johnson, Senior Associate Solicitor, reports on this recent case. The issue arose when Costcutter sought to enforce debts owed by…

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