Archive for June, 2007
Posted on
28-06-07
Leading law firm Freeth Cartwright is celebrating six highly successful years of its commercial property team in Derby - a reflection of the sector’s growth in the flourishing city.Based in Cardinal Square, the team has grown to become one of the largest in its field in the area and can list high-profile international blue-chip companies in its client base as well as local giants, such as Midlands Property Awards nominee for Best Up and Coming Property Firm, Cedar House Investments. Freeth Cartwright lawyers also advise on prestigious projects in and around Derby, such as The Quad.
Posted on
28-06-07
The Government needs to act now in order to deliver affordable homes that people want to live in, according to a leading residential development specialist at regional law firm Freeth Cartwright.Housebuilders have often been blamed for the shortage of land available for residential development, with critics suggesting that companies, in a similar fashion to supermarket operators, “hoard” land to control it and ultimately influence its price.
Posted on
15-06-07
Like a scene from American sitcom Friends, Liz Ayres became a smoker when she realised she was missing out during breaks as colleagues went off for a chat and a cigarette.Feeling a little left out, Liz soon became a social smoker, addicted to nicotine and spending money on cigarettes.
Posted on
11-06-07
Commercial property expert Peter Hanson has joined the team at regional law firm Freeth Cartwright, further enhancing its reputation.Peter joins from London-based Davies Arnold Cooper, where he had been an equity partner since 2004. One of the projects he worked on was the acquisition of a partially-let 14,000 sq ft office unit on the Nottingham Business Park, a building now part-occupied by the DVLA.
Posted on
07-06-07
Bubbly-loving entrepreneur Steve Jackson - a former chief executive of Preston North End and still a significant shareholder in the club - is raising a flute after defeating a bid to make him give up the www.champagne.co.uk domain name. The site contains information about vintages and bottle sizes and allows visitors to order champagnes from around the Champagne region of France. Steve himself enjoys a glass of Bollinger, Dom Perignon or, if he can find a bottle, Krug 1990.
Posted on
06-06-07
Charity law specialists at legal firm Freeth Cartwright have advised on an “acquisition” that sees a former Co-op building in Langley Mill, known locally as The Bridge Centre, secured for the community.The building was constructed in 1875 and was refurbished as a community building in the 1990s, by Langley Mill & Aldercar Community Resource Centre, a local charity, providing a café, meeting rooms and an events area.
Posted on
05-06-07
The Derby office of regional law firm Freeth Cartwright has handed over more than £7,130 to The Padley Group after two years of fund-raising activities.Debbie Ashton-Cleary, a member of the firm’s charity committee, said: “A big thank you to everyone who has dressed up, dressed down, run miles - and miles - made cakes and in many other ways supported our fund-raising efforts for the Padley Group. Well done.”
Posted on
01-06-07
In this month’s review we report on two cases that provide further guidance on the statutory dispute resolution procedures. One of these is particularly important, as it determined that an employer’s notes taken during a meeting with an employee could fulfil step one of the statutory grievance procedures. We also consider a Court of Appeal decision that has provided some further guidance on when communications will be regarded as being ‘without prejudice’ and therefore inadmissible in legal proceedings.
