Do I have grounds for Divorce?
December 18th 2018By Sally Irving Trainee Solicitor Under the law of England and Wales, there is only one ground for divorce: the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. Most think that this alone is enough to make them eligible for a divorce – it’s not. Evidence needs to be provided to the Court to show that the marriage has broken down irretrievably and this is done by proving one of five facts: Adultery…
Property owner liable to pay council tax after tenant fled
December 14th 2018By Laura Bright Solicitor The High Court has ruled that the owner of a property was liable for council tax after the tenant renting it fled suddenly. At the end of 2016, there was a fire at the premises and it was discovered that it had been used for producing large quantities of cannabis. The tenant disappeared, having not paid rent. The property was subsequently sold to a new owner…
Woman ‘side-lined’ during maternity leave wins discrimination claim
December 11th 2018Joanne Stronach, Head of Employment Law & HR considers the Employment Tribunal case of Ms J Rajput v Commerzbank AG (2018). A compliance officer with an international bank who was “side-lined” after having a baby has won her claims of maternity and sex discrimination. Jagruti Rajput joined Commerzbank AG in London as a senior compliance advisor in 2012. By 2015 she was being considered as a possible candidate for head of…
Investors compensated as if failed project had not happened
December 7th 2018Mark Aspin Director and Head of Dispute Resolution The High Court has ruled that investors who had been persuaded to place money in a joint venture as a result of deceit should be compensated as if the failed project had not happened. The investment had been undertaken by Kea Investments Ltd, which placed £129m in a joint venture vehicle. The court ruled that as Kea had been induced to make the…
Court rules that assisted suicide clauses in LPAs are ineffective
December 3rd 2018Sian Rae Solicitor People setting up Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) to protect their interest in case they lose mental capacity in the future have scope to outline their wishes. However, an instruction that their attorney – the person they appoint to look after interests – should help them in an assisted suicide would be ineffective as it would be encouraging an unlawful act. That was the decision of the…
Warring couples must put their children first this Christmas
November 29th 2018Laura Ousby Solicitor The magic of Christmas can be ruined for many children as they get caught up in a bitter tug of war between their separated parents. Imagine the stress they could face if they become the unwilling prize in a fight between the two people they love the most – their mum and dad. Sadly, it’s still the case that some parents use their children as a way…
A day in the life of a Trainee Solicitor – advocacy skills
November 26th 2018By Taylor Chanter Trainee Solicitor As part of the training requirements for trainee solicitors I am currently completing the Professional Skills Course at the University of Central Lancashire alongside my fellow Cartmell Shepherd trainees Andrew, Emma and Lydia. For the first few sessions we have been developing our advocacy skills in both a criminal and civil setting. In order to practice the skills that we developed in the first advocacy key…
Winners of prestigious business award!
November 22nd 2018We celebrate success after scooping Best Professional Services Company award at a prestigious business awards ceremony. We beat off some stiff competition from our fellow finalists, Armstrong Watson and Prima Uno, to be crowned winners in the Best Professional Services Company category at the in-Cumbria Business Awards. Both Carol Fish and Deborah Flynn were presented with the award by Des Moore, CEO of the Cumberland Building Society who sponsored the category. Host Jeremy…
Director held personally responsible for company’s unpaid invoice
November 19th 2018By Peter Stafford , Cartmell Shepherd’s Managing Director A director has been held personally liable to pay the full market value of products that had been supplied to her company shortly before it went into liquidation. The claim against the director arose from her company’s failure to pay for a cargo of sunflower oil sold to it by a supplier in October 2012. The supplier argued that it had entered into…
Festival of Remembrance
November 12th 2018The Cartmell Shepherd Community Choir are very proud to have taken part in the 2018 Remembered – Festival of Remembrance at The Sands Centre, Carlisle on Saturday 10 November 2018. The Festival was a wonderful evening of different acts on the theme of 2018 Remembered, followed by the Remembrance Service led by Reverend Teasdale, who was joined on stage by members of the armed services and the evening’s acts. It…
