Woman left out of her father’s will awarded £138,000
July 9th 2020By Jane Shaw Associate Solicitor in our Wills, Probate and Inheritance team. A woman who was left nothing in her father’s will has been awarded more than £138,000 from his estate as a reasonable provision for her needs. The woman, referred to in court only as the claimant, suffered from a debilitating mental illness. Her father had died in 2016. His estate was valued at £554,000. The claimant’s mother was…
Team continue to go extra mile for their clients during Covid-19 lockdown
July 8th 2020At Cartmell Shepherd we value and encourage client feedback and we regularly review the feedback we receive. As part of our commitment to improving the services we provide we send our clients a feedback questionnaire at the end of every matter or case. The most recent feedback shows that our teams, even through these tough and unprecedented times of the pandemic, have continued to go that extra mile for their…
Clocking the miles to raise awareness for Dementia
July 8th 2020Team Cartmells will be taking on a 50 / 100 mile run or walking challenge for Dementia during July to raise awareness and funds to help the Alzheimer’s Society who support people living with dementia. Covid-19 has been difficult for everyone but it is hitting those living with dementia the hardest. Alzheimer’s Society’s ability to increase their support is at risk and is estimated to cost millions. Those taking part…
Homes England provides new guide to Help to Buy scheme
July 6th 2020Homes England has issued a new updated guide to the Help to Buy equity loan scheme, which has helped thousands of people get on to the property ladder. Linsey Hayes Residential Conveyancer provides an update. These are some of the main points covered. With Help to Buy, you can buy a new home on a new build development with assistance from Homes England in the form of an equity loan.…
Solicitor who helped clients through lockdown makes it a global award treble for leading law firm
July 5th 2020A SOLICITOR who helped give clients peace of mind during lockdown has won a top global award. Rebecca Adams 30, of leading legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors which has the largest team of wills estates and trust lawyers in Cumbria, achieved a prestigious STEP Worldwide Excellence Award. Rebecca received the stand-out award for achieving the highest mark globally in her Advanced Certificate in Will Preparation as part of her four-part…
Employers facing tough decisions over redundancies as furlough changes loom
July 1st 2020EMPLOYERS are facing tough decisions over redundancies as they consider what furlough changes will mean for their businesses. The government’s furlough scheme becomes more flexible on July 1 with a change designed to help businesses start to ease back into operation after lockdown. But for many business owners it’s the looming increased contributions they need to make to the scheme, which take effect a month later on August 1, that…
Lockdown takes its toll on relationships as couples opt to split
July 1st 2020AS lockdown eases the true impact the three-month confinement has had on personal relationships and family life in the UK is starting to emerge. Amy Fallows Associate Solicitor specialising in family law with leading legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors, has seen a surge in cases from cohabiting and married couples wanting to split. Amy, who is also a part-time Deputy District Judge in the county court and family court, says…
How to spot signs and help back-to-work staff who are struggling
June 29th 2020By 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…
Solicitor champions more awareness of dementia in community
June 26th 2020A TYNEDALE solicitor is encouraging more people to understand the challenges those living with dementia face on a daily basis. Alice Whittome a private client solicitor with leading legal firm Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors which has one the largest teams of Wills, Estates and Trust Lawyers across Cumbria and Northumberland, is championing more awareness of dementia in the community. Alice, who works from Cartmell Shepherd’s Haltwhistle office, has completed a course…
Helpful guide for SMEs about the changes to the furlough scheme from UK200Group
June 23rd 2020The government has announced a number of changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – more commonly referred to as ‘furlough’. These changes start to take effect from 1 July. To help SMEs understand the changes and how they apply to them, UK200Group have produced a handy guide – Everything SMEs need to know about Furlough. Covering everything from what is furlough, what are the changes, how to make claims…
