Maintenance payment methods to be made safer for abuse survivors
February 23rd 2023The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is to clamp down on domestic abuse by providing a safer system for maintenance payments. Joanne Grey Associate Solicitor in our family law team reports on this recent case. Survivors of abuse will be given the choice to allow the CMS to collect and make payments on their behalf – without the consent of an abusive ex-partner. This will prevent perpetrators from using child maintenance as a…
Admin assistant unfairly dismissed after becoming pregnant
February 23rd 2023An admin assistant has been awarded £15,000 compensation after being dismissed when she became pregnant. Jennifer Cafferky Solicitor in our employment team, reports on this recent case. The case involved Charlotte Leitch who worked for CIS Services Limited, which handles customer information in the rail industry. She joined the company on 21 May 2021 and on 23 June, she told her supervisor that she was unable to work due to…
Employee who returned keys and said ‘I’m done’ was unfairly dismissed
February 20th 2023The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a factory supervisor who handed over her keys and said she was “done” did not resign and was unfairly dismissed. Joanne Stronach Director and Head of Employment & HR reports on this recent case. Natalie Cope worked as a factory supervisor for Razzle Dazzle Costumes (RDC). She had a good working relationship with the business owners Lorna Parker – now deceased – and her husband…
Corporate Insolvencies continue to soar amid financial turmoil
February 14th 2023Corporate insolvencies soared last year as businesses struggled to cope with increasing financial turmoil, most of it outside of their control. Carly Davies, our Debt Control Manager provides an update. Figures from the Insolvency Service show there were a total of 1,964 corporate insolvencies in December. That was 31.9% higher than December 2021 and 75.5% higher than the same month in 2019, before the Covid pandemic. The figures reflect the pressures companies…
Father ordered to return daughter to her mother’s home country
February 9th 2023A father who abducted his three-year-old daughter has been ordered to return her to her mother’s home country. Shannon Bateson, Solicitor in our family law team reports on this recent case. The mother and father were from different countries. They met in 2017, married in 2019 and moved to the mother’s country as a family in 2020. The mother worked and the father was the homemaker. In 2022 they planned to move…
The UK Economy: Light at the end of the economic tunnel
February 7th 2023There is light at the end of the long economic tunnel for Cumbrian businesses, says Sam Lyon, who leads the Corporate and Commercial team at Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors. Sam says businesses can still remain confident about the future despite the impact of coronavirus, Brexit and wider supply disruptions continuing to take their toll. His comments come following an economic outlook webinar, sponsored by the UK200Group, of which Cartmell Shepherd is…
Landlord’s notice to quit ruled invalid over identity issue
February 3rd 2023A landlord’s notice to quit has been ruled invalid because, although it was delivered to the correct address, it incorrectly identified an individual as the tenant instead of his company. Mark Aspin Director and Head of Dispute Resolution reports on this recent case. The case involved Thomas and Turner. Mr Thomas had been granted a tenancy of an agricultural holding. He then assigned it to his company, OG Thomas Amaethyddiaeth CYF, without informing…
Legal firm expands family department with new appointments
February 1st 2023A LEADING legal firm has strengthened its Family Law team with the appointment of two experienced solicitors. Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors, which has offices across Cumbria and Northumberland, has welcomed Jo Grey and Sara Budniak to its Family department which deals with all aspects of marital law, divorce, children, cohabitation and domestic violence. The pair bring a wealth of experience to the team, having practised for several years in their specialist…
Child abducted by her mother must be returned to her home country
January 31st 2023A mother who abducted her daughter has been ordered to return the child to her home country in accordance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980. Joanne Grey Associate Solicitor in our family law team reports on this recent case. The case involved a Bulgarian couple who had lived in the UK. Their daughter was born in the UK and, following the breakdown of…
North West Family Business Awards return to Manchester, with backing of a stellar cast of sponsors who support the family business sector
January 30th 2023Showing their support for the trail-blazing Family Business Community across the North West, a stellar list of Sponsors have signed up once again to support and partner with the prestigious North West Family Business Awards 2023. Celebrating the success of family firms across the North West, and inspiring family businesses to shine brighter than ever before, The North West Family Business Awards will take place on Friday the 19th of…
