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16 June 2011 - Business Must Ready Itself for New Temp Worker Rights
Getting ready to balance up permanent and temporary worker rights and benefits with the October deadline for introduction of the Agency Workers ... [more]
31 May 2011 - Full and Fair Compensation for Claimants
In any substantial claim in the field of personal injury or clinical negligence, the claim for future losses for the period from when the case ends ... [more]
24 May 2011 - Every Eight Hours Campaign Raises Awareness of Spinal Injury
Every eight hours someone in the UK becomes spinal cord injured. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating, life-changing event which happens in an ... [more]
24 May 2011 - Paralysed sportsman is able to stand after receiving a world-first breakthrough treatment
A promising sportsman who was paralysed in a hit and run accident is able to stand again and take some steps after receiving world-first breakthrough ... [more]
18 May 2011 - Harris Cartier "Hats for Headway" Fundraising Event Great Success
Last Friday the Harris Cartier personal injury department held a fundraising event in aid of Headway - the Brain Injury Association. The Solicitors ... [more]
9 May 2011 - Action for Brain Injury Week 9th to 15th May 2011 is launched today by Headway – the Brain Injury Association
Action for Brain Injury Week is a real opportunity to raise awareness of brain injury and its devastating affects upon its sufferers, whilst at the ... [more]
3 May 2011 - Harris Cartier accepted as a panel law firm of the Brain Injury Group
Harris Cartier is very proud to have been accepted as a panel law firm of the Brain Injury Group. The Brain Injury Group is the UK's first national ... [more]
2 May 2011 - Harris Cartier Client Wayne Evans Talks About Life 6 years Post SCI and Standing Start
Name: Wayne Evans Age: 59 years Injury Level: T6 complete Cause of Injury: Motorcycle accident Treating Hospital: The London Hospital Whitechapel ... [more]
27 April 2011 - Brain Injury News - UK Pilot for Brain Injured Children Trials in Sheffield
An innovative pilot scheme to help children who have problems after a brain injury has been launched in Sheffield and could be rolled out nationally. ... [more]
26 April 2011 - Saracen Care Services Visit Harris Cartier London Office
Saracen Care Services visited our London office this month and gave a presentation to a number of our Solicitors in the Personal Injury and Clinical ... [more]
19 April 2011 - The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital - Harris Cartier Visit
Two of our Solicitors from our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Department, namely Vanessa Hills and Toni Wilkie visited the Royal ... [more]
1 March 2011 - HC Act as Buddies on a Backup Trust Rehabilitative Course in Exmoor
Harris Cartier LLP has had an ongoing relationship with the Back-Up Trust for many years now, and as part of our partnership with Back-Up, Harris ... [more]
12 January 2011 - Harris Cartier Awarded Mentoring Funder Recognition Award for the South East of England
Harris Cartier has been the sole sponsor of the Back-Up Trust's mentoring scheme for a number of years now. This is a scheme which aims to improve ... [more]
1 October 2010 - Dragon Boat Racing for the Back Up Trust
Harris Cartier recently fielded a team for the annual dragon boat racing held at London Docklands in aid of the Back up Trust. We were ably assisted ... [more]
18 August 2010 - Multi-millionaire divorce sparks law change branded a cheat’s charter
Divorcing couples will no longer be able to use illegally obtained evidence of their former spouse's assets, following a controversial Court of ... [more]
21 June 2010 - Certainty over fairness for unmarried property owners
Unmarried couples who buy a house together must make sure they have a written agreement setting out exactly who owns what. That is the advice ... [more]
9 June 2010 - Employers should plan to avoid World Cup absenteeism
Many employers are bracing themselves for hours of lost time this summer as football fan employees call in sick, or request time off at short notice ... [more]
1 June 2010 - Sponsored Walk for Headway Charity
On Sunday 16th May, Harris Cartier's Vanessa Hills, Toni Wilkie and Matt Tuff took part in the Ten Bridges Walk for the charity Headway South West ... [more]
12 May 2010 - More answers than questions on company insurance renewals
Companies are at risk of leaving themselves uninsured if they fail to disclose relevant information, even if they have answered fully every question ... [more]
29 April 2010 - A last minute scramble for equality
The Equality Bill finally became law in the scramble to rush through legislation in the final hours before Parliament was dissolved in the run up to ... [more]
17 February 2010 - Employers get clear guidance on holidays
A ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal has given employers a clearer picture of the limits that they can place on the holiday rights of ... [more]
25 November 2009 - Harris Cartier LLP Achieve Record Damages of £2.1 Million for Leg Amputee
Kent Pattinson, Head of the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Department at Harris Cartier LLP, led a team of lawyers including Vanessa Hills, ... [more]
25 November 2009 - Harris Cartier LLP Receive Special Recognition Award From Back-Up Trust
Harris Cartier LLP attended the Back-Up Trust Ball in Birmingham last month once again. We have sponsored this event now for over 5 years. The Ball ... [more]
23 March 2009 - Changes to holiday entitlement
In an important change to the rules governing holiday entitlement for employees, the statutory minimum number of weeks’ paid annual leave that you ... [more]
20 March 2009 - The signs are not good for shared equity scheme…
Of all recent Government initiatives designed to stimulate the housing market, few have received such a lukewarm welcome as the Homebuy Direct scheme ... [more]
16 March 2009 - Employees just want to have fun…
Some 80% of UK employees believe that they should be given full access to social networking websites at work, according to recent research from ... [more]
15 March 2009 - UK working week opt-out is to continue
There was much publicity last December when the European Parliament voted by 421 votes to 273 to end the UK's opt-out from the EU's 48-hour limit on ... [more]
9 March 2009 - Home Information Pack Update
Changes are being introduced to Home Information Packs from 6th April 2009. The new Property Information Questionnaire will be a compulsory document ... [more]
1 December 2008 - Europe Key to Riding Out the Economic Storm
Harris Cartier, Slough, November 21, 2008: European expansion could help small to medium size businesses (SMEs) ride the storm of economic recession, ... [more]
20 June 2008 - Harris Cartier Polo Team
The Harris Cartier polo team take the field for its first game at West Wycombe Polo Club on 28th June, in a 0-4 goal tournament The team consists of ... [more]
28 April 2008 - HC announces affiliation with Irish firm Morgan McManus
Harris Cartier LLP is delighted to announce their affiliation with Morgan McManus Solicitors who have offices in both the Republic of Ireland and ... [more]
24 April 2008 - Banks deaf to small business needs?
A decision by the Competition Commission to lift price controls on the four largest banks serving small and medium-sized businesses is "wholly ... [more]
21 April 2008 - New pensions regime on the way
Future generations of workers cannot be left struggling to pay for an ageing population. This was the key message from Government, ahead of the ... [more]
17 April 2008 - The dangers of employing illegal workers
Under new rules that came into effect in February 2008, the employers of illegal workers face large fines. Even unwittingly breaking the rules can ... [more]
14 April 2008 - Family court decisions to be publicised online?
In a pilot scheme to be run in three yet to be named cities, hundreds of court decisions on children and families are to be published on a central ... [more]
14 April 2008 - New corporate manslaughter legislation
A new law that comes into force on 6 April addresses a key loophole in UK corporate manslaughter legislation (called 'corporate culpable homicide' in ... [more]
11 April 2008 - Whose music is it anyway?
It may surprise many to learn that the UK is one of the few countries where it is still illegal for a person to copy a CD they own for personal use ... [more]
11 April 2008 - Need help with employment regulations?
The burden of employment law on small businesses is now so great that nearly a third (32%) of businesses with no employees have chosen not to employ ... [more]
9 April 2008 - Changes to tax-free savings
Changes to tax-free ISA accounts are on the way on 6 April this year, following announcements made in last year's Budget speech by then Chancellor, ... [more]
9 April 2008 - When stress leads to dismissal
In a recent case, the Court of Appeal ruled that even when an employer's conduct leads to an employee's inability to perform their job through ... [more]
15 November 2007 - Information Technology Contracts – Avoiding the Pitfalls
IoD led research shows that a carefully planned and implemented IT project can indeed have a major positive effect on any business, whether big or ... [more]
15 November 2007 - Intellectual Property –Are You Getting it Right?
In a world where almost every business is increasingly dependent on non-physical intellectually created assets, the importance of the intangible ... [more]
29 August 2007 - Further HIPs Update
HIPs are here! As of 1 August, 2007 every home put on the market with four or more bedrooms needs a Home Information Pack ('HIP'). The HIP includes ... [more]
24 May 2007 - HIPs Update
On 22 May 2007, the Government announced that Home Information Packs (HIPs) which were due to be introduced on 1 June 2007 are to be delayed until 1 ... [more]
2 May 2007 - Home Information Packs on Trial
A trial of Home Information Packs began in six areas in November 2006, with a view to ironing out any problems before the full introduction, ... [more]
29 March 2007 - UK laws on temporary workers are "far from satisfactory"
The employment rights of temporary workers have, in recent months, again come under scrutiny with calls that legislation be enacted to protect such ... [more]
29 March 2007 - National Minimum Wage
From 1 October 2006 the rates of the National Minimum Wage ("NMW") are: £5.35 Adults £4.45 Young Workers (18 to 21 and some ... [more]
21 March 2007 - Family Friendly Legislation
Changes coming into effect from 1 April 2007 Statutory Maternity and Adoption Pay and Leave; Statutory Paternity Leave Several changes were ... [more]
25 September 2006 - NHS "Not Learning From Errors"
By Chris Gooderidge, Senior Litigation Partner Harris Cartier LLP, Solicitors A report by the Committee of Public Accounts, the Parliamentary ... [more]
14 August 2006 - New Rules for Trusts
The major change for tax-planners arising out of the Chancellor's 2006 Finance Act was to make transfers of assets into most types of trust ... [more]
21 April 2006 - Age Discrimination
In October 2006 the long-awaited Age Discrimination Regulations come into force. Many of you will be aware of these Regulations but who will be ... [more]
23 March 2006 - New Solicitor Joins Harris Cartier
We are very pleased to welcome Faye Gauguier to our property team. Faye joined Harris Cartier on 27th February after training and qualifying in a ... [more]
22 March 2006 - Employees’ Rights – Transferring a Business
If you have ever been involved with sales of a business you might know that employees’ rights are protected under regulations known as TUPE. The ... [more]
17 March 2006 - Stock Market FTSE 100 Index Reaches 6000
The Stock Market FTSE 100 index has gone over 6000 this morning for the first time since year 2000. It is not suggested that it will never go down ... [more]
15 February 2006 - Age Discrimination – Draft Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
Do you ever advertise jobs with an age range – e.g. 20 – 30 or fail to hire someone you interview because they are too old or too young? If so you ... [more]
15 February 2006 - Unfair Business Practices Consultation
The Government has issued a consultation on implementation of the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. Many advertising and other commercial ... [more]
19 January 2006 - New Starters
In November 2005, we welcomed Elaine Gates to the Partnership. Elaine manages the Residential Conveyancing side of the Firm’s Property Department. ... [more]
6 January 2006 - Honnor -v- Lewis Case Report
Honnor (a minor by his mother and Litigation Friend, Elizabeth Honnor) v Anthony Lewis Liability: Child run over by motorist whilst walking to ... [more]
6 December 2005 - The Key Proposals and Conclusions of the Turner Pensions Commission At-a-Glance
State pension reform The state pension age for men and women should rise to 66 by 2030, to 67 by 2040 and to 68 by 2050 Increases in the state ... [more]
29 November 2005 - Harris Cartier Sponsor Major Charitable Event For Back-Up
On 29th October 2005 a number of the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Team at Harris Cartier were delighted to ... [more]
14 November 2005 - Headway Thames Valley Charity Auction & Ball
Harris Cartier Solicitors are proud to be the sponsors of the Headway Thames Valley Christmas Charity Auction and Ball 2005, which will be held this ... [more]
11 November 2005 - An armchair ride? I don’t think so!
A report by Jake Cassidy The week I spent 'buddying' with Back-Up was one of the most demanding and yet rewarding experiences of my life. The ... [more]
10 November 2005 - Legal 500 Launch
400 Senior Lawyers, Barristers and Marketing Professionals met together at the annual launch of the 2005 Legal 500 publication, to hear how their ... [more]
9 November 2005 - John Bayford Retires
We are proud to congratulate John Bayford who retired from Harris Cartier in October. A retirement party was held at our offices in honour of his ... [more]
8 November 2005 - Harris Cartier in the Legal 500
We are proud to announce that Harris Cartier LLP is a recognised Law Firm in the 2006 edition of The Legal 500. Under Clinical Negligence: ... [more]
7 November 2005 - Costs in Civil Litigation
Legal costs in civil litigation has become a highly contentious area over the past few years. The starting point for the client is that they have ... [more]
31 October 2005 - Harris Cartier in London
The continuing growth of the London Office has necessitated our move to new premises at Queen’s House, 55-56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields over the weekend of ... [more]
2 May 2005 - London Marathon 2005
Kent Pattinson ran the 2005 London Marathon to raise funds for Back-Up.[more]
26 August 2004 - Senior Litigation Partner is awarded ‘Best in their Field’ accreditation by leading Legal Publication
Chris Gooderidge, Senior Litigation Partner at harris cartwright has for another year running been recommended as a leader in his field by The ... [more]
26 August 2004 - Commonhold
The biggest change in property ownership, for half a century, is upon us. By the end of the year ‘Commonhold’ will be introduced and, with it, a ... [more]
21 July 2004 - THE ENTERPRISE ACT 2002 – Personal Insolvency
The Enterprise Act 2002 takes a fresh look in Insolvency provisions for individuals. A principle aim of the Act is to help promote reduce the ... [more]
1 July 2004 - Our first Female Partner!
We are delighted to announce the admission of Karen McCarthy to the Partnership. Karen joined the Firm in 1995 after studying at Reading ... [more]
1 July 2004 - Centralising is the key to improving service delivery
We have taken the decision to relocate our Langley office, which handles conveyancing, and integrated it within an enlarged conveyancing department ... [more]
14 April 2004 - O2 picks harris cartwright for Employee Legal Services
The mobile communications company O2 has selected harris cartwright to work along-side their in-house legal team to deliver a wide range of private ... [more]
13 April 2004 - Court of Appeal awards compensation of £10,000 for "injury to feeling" in unfair dismissal case
The Court of Appeal recently ruled in the case of Dunnachie v Kingston Upon Hull City Council that the wording of S.123 of the Employment Rights Act ... [more]
11 March 2004 - Large building group forms partnership with harris cartwright
We are pleased to announce a new Partnership between harris cartwright and Bloor Homes. The Bloor Group began building houses over 35 years ago ... [more]
11 March 2004 - harris cartwright meets the ISO9001 standard
The ISO standard is internationally recognised and defines the elements required to achieve and demonstrate the necessary skills to quality manage ... [more]
26 January 2004 - Changes in Employment Legislation
Employment legislation is constantly developing and later this year we see the implementation of a series of new regulations. With ever more ... [more]
22 January 2004 - Stamp Duty Land Tax
December 2003 saw the introduction of a brand new Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”), which replaces Stamp Duty previously charged on the majority of ... [more]
22 October 2003 - Staff Update
We congratulate Tammy on her graduation into solicitorship. Tammy joined harris cartwright in 2001 having beaten a number of choice ... [more]
1 October 2003 - IOD Sponsorship
harris cartwright are pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring four key events run by the Institute of Directors (IOD). The forthcoming ... [more]
