A chance to celebrate Cumbria’s amazing SME businesses at prestigious awards
August 21st 2020CUMBRIA has a brilliant business community full of inspiring business people achieving amazing results across a whole range of sectors. Whether it’s in advanced manufacturing or energy, hospitality and tourism, professional services and agriculture, right across the board in a broad range of industries including new and emerging technologies, we have businesses who are always looking to innovate. From young entrepreneurs to established business leaders there’s also a real willingness…
Tribunal ‘failed to consider employer’s needs’ in discrimination case
August 20th 2020The Employment Tribunal failed to properly consider the needs of the employer when dealing with a disability discrimination claim. By Claire Davies Director That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a case involving the Department of Work & Pensions and one of its employees, Susan Boyers. Ms Boyers suffered from migraines, stress and panic attacks. She went on sick leave in February 2017. In March 2017 she…
New proposals to improve the buying and selling of homes
August 18th 2020New proposals have been put forward by industry insiders to improve the process of the buying and selling of homes. Elizabeth Crouch Associate Solicitor & Head of Residential provides an update. The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) – made up 120 organisations advising the government – has drafted a memorandum for the “smooth operation of the residential property market in the UK”. The proposals, in what would be a…
SME Outlook Tracker – Your expectations for the next 12 months
August 17th 2020UK200Group Poll: How has your business been affected by #Covid-19? We are now 5 months on from the ‘start’ of the Covid-19 triggered lockdown. The impact of the various measures introduced in this time have affected us all and vary from business to business and across sectors. We would like to better understand the impact on SMEs. It is in this respect that I am inviting you to participate in a…
When “in jeopardy” ruling rescued hospitality business hit by COVID-19
August 13th 2020LAWYERS have won a landmark ruling in an insolvency case of a hospitality business hit by the COVID-19 pandemic which brings new legal meaning to “in jeopardy”. The case, won by the Dispute Resolution team at leading legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors, involved a West Cumbrian business which took two leases – one for a hotel and another for a restaurant. To raise part of the capital the business accepted…
Clocking the miles to raise awareness for Dementia … team round up!
August 12th 2020Throughout July Team Cartmells have ran and walked hundreds of miles to raise awareness for dementia and have managed to raise an amazing £890 for Alzheimer’s Society. There were certainly times where it seemed like quite the challenge and there were some very tired legs, however the team are all too aware of how much harder it is in comparison for those living with dementia, especially during COVID-19. Below is…
Judge ‘was wrong’ to prevent grandparents adopting 3-year-old
August 11th 2020By Taylor Chanter Solicitor in our Family Law team. The Court of Appeal has ruled that a judge was wrong to prevent two grandparents adopting their 3-year-old grandson. The court heard that the child’s mother suffered from mental health problems. She had a long history of drug abuse and had criminal convictions for violent offences. She had had no contact with the child since his birth. Care proceedings had been…
EU Import & Export Changes Grant Funded Training Workshops
August 7th 2020Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors are happy to be able to offer the EU Import & Export Changes training to our Business Clients through our membership with the UK200group. Brit Exit – Did you know …. Currently most imports from the EU cross the borders without need for official paperworkWhen we leave the EU (31/12/2020) the import and export of goods rules will changeAs of 31/12/2020 an import/export entry will have to…
Did you know Team Cartmells are proud supporters of the Penrith Beekeepers Association?
August 7th 2020We are proud supporters of the Penrith Beekeepers Association and sponsor a bee hive at National trust – Acorn Bank at Temple Sowerby near Penrith … and we have just received an update from Rob, the apiary manager, to say that our hive now has a colony of bees in it! Plans at Acorn Bank have been currently suspended because of the site closing due to Covid-19 and no volunteers…
When your world is turned upside down, experts are here to help …
August 6th 2020Thinking it over with Carol Fish Director & Head of Serious and Catastrophic Injury … WE have seen from the Covid-19 pandemic how the world can turn upside down so suddenly. At the start of 2020 none of us could have envisaged how life would have unfolded. Yet, here we are heading into August – the final month of summer – still facing uncertain times and concern about what autumn…
