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UK200 Group Poll: What are your biggest challenges as we see an easing of lockdown? There remains quite some confusion following the Prime Ministers broadcast last night but it is likely we will start to see an easing of the lockdown restrictions in the coming weeks, so long as the virus is kept under control. This will have implications for SME businesses (and particularly those in Cumbria and Northumberland that…

Jonathan Carroll Director & Head of Property talks about how he has adapted during lockdown. Where are you working from now? Home, like most office workers, in my little office by the front door.  I’ve got a decent desk and chair, and there’s not too bad a view over the fields, really, with the lapwings flopping about.  Being able to walk out onto the garden in the sunshine is a…

A HISTORY graduate has achieved her dream of qualifying as a solicitor at a leading legal firm after being inspired by her time with the company while on work experience. Taylor Chanter 27, was determined to land a job at Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors following a brief internship with the firm almost four years ago. After two years working with the top legal firm, during which she has thrown herself into…

Stephanie Johnson Associate Solicitor provides an update. Shops and small businesses will be protected from aggressive rent collection during the Covid-19 emergency. Instead, Business Secretary Alok Sharma says they will be asked to pay what they can over the next two months. Mr Sharma says most landlords and tenants are working well together to reach agreements on debt obligations, but some landlords have been putting tenants under undue pressure by…

A LEADING Cumbria legal firm is backing calls for the government to do more to help small and medium sized businesses with more than 30 per cent at risk of going out of business if the COVID-19 lockdown continues. New research conducted by the UK200Group an organisation which represents the country’s leading law and accountancy firms, shows that more than 500,000 people in the North West are at risk of…

Terri Hope Marketing Manager talks about how she is coping during lockdown. Where are you working from now? Home. The first week I was sat at the breakfast bar but my partner has now made me a desk so I can sit in our lounge and look out of the window. It is a much nicer view! What has been most difficult about working remotely? Being separated from my colleagues,…

Mark Aspin Director and Head of Dispute Resolution provides an update As we have previously reported, as a result of the Coronavirus Act and changes to the court rules, tenants in both commercial and residential properties have been given extra protection to avoid eviction during government restrictions and the coronavirus pandemic. The courts have now, however, modified the general stay on possession proceedings that was granted recently and added the…

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…

Amy Fallows Associate Solicitor in our Family Law Department provides some helpful advice. The coronavirus has significantly affected the court system but it hasn’t closed it completely. Court staff have been working round the clock to maintain access to justice. This means that it is still possible to make a court application in the family court and many court hearings are still going ahead. The use of technology Court applications…

Today saw the launch of the UK HMRC Furlough scheme. Lake District Radio had a Q&A session live on the radio with Joanne Stronach who joined by telephone. The show was broadcast on Lake District Radio on the 20th April 2020 and is available below.