Carol Fish

Thinking 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…

The number of people working from home could double once the Covid-19 crisis is over, according to new research. By Carol Fish Director & Head of Personal Injury A survey carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) says employers expected a dramatic increase as employees get used to the advantages of home working and not having to commute. CIPD surveyed 1,046 UK employers and found that…

By Carol Fish Director and Head of Personal Injury Employers have been focusing on what measures they need to put in place to enable staff to safely return to workplaces as lockdown eases. Much of the attention has been focused on signage in line with social distancing measures, one-way flows of people, and supplying sanitiser. But some signs are not as easy to see. It’s just as important that businesses…

A LEADING legal firm is urging business owners to make sure they are up to date on legislation after a poll revealed health and safety as the number one challenge to getting staff back to work as lockdown eases. With thousands of people set to head back to work as restrictions are gradually lifted, company bosses and individual workers are being advised to make sure they fully understand their legal…

Reassuring message from our Marketing Director Carol Fish We are here for you throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to help give you peace of mind in these worrying times. With lockdown extended as anticipated, we all continue to adapt to a different way of life. As a business Cartmell Shepherd has had to adapt too – and quickly – in order to continue to meet our clients’ needs and to help…

These are obviously worrying times for everyone right across the community right now with all of us concerned about the coronavirus and how it affects us and our loved ones. Whether it’s us as individuals worried about our jobs and our health, or whether it’s businesses worried about their finances, it’s a time of anxiety for everyone. Things are moving at such a fast pace that it is easy for…

It all started when I heard the dulcet American tones of Cumbria’s High Sheriff drift across a crowded room with the words “Carol will do it with me!” “Do what?” I asked – followed by a frantic shaking of my head. Fast forward some weeks and I found myself at the top of the highest fire training tower at Carlisle East Fire Station with three other trembling ladies Marcia Reid…

Two of them struggle with the height of a stepladder, while the remaining members of the team are in no way relishing the prospect of taking the plunge. But fear and trepidation will not stop this band of brave women from raising funds for a clutch of good causes. The collective group who are ‘Fab-seiling for others’ will abseil down the side of one of Cumbria’s highest fire service training…

By Carol Fish Director and Head of Serious & Catastrophic Injury Department The government has warned employers that disabled people should not be considered a burden or prevented from enjoying fulfilling careers. The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show that a record number of people have been supported by the Access to Work scheme, with 36,240 having received the grant in the last 12 months. Government…

By Carol Fish Director and Head of Serious Injury Department When a child is injured at school can the school be held liable and as a result compensation claimed? In the recent case of Pook v Rossall School 2018 EWHC 522 (QB) this very point was raised. This case involved a pupil who having been encouraged to run to her sports lesson, slipped on some mud and fell injuring her elbow.…