Freeth Cartwright appointed to the Treasury Solicitor’s Litigation Panel
FREETH CARTWRIGHT APPOINTED TO THE TREASURY SOLICITOR’S LITIGATION PANEL
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Archive for November, 2008
Property & Construction Forum hears of glimmers of hope in a ’sea of debt’
PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION FORUM HEARS OF GLIMMERS OF HOPE IN ‘A SEA OF DEBT’
Staying positive and looking out for opportunities were the key messages at a forum held to discuss the economic situation being faced by the property and construction industry.
At last month’s Forum, guest speaker Nick Parsons, head of markets strategy at nabCapital, told the East Midlands Property and Construction Forum, sponsored by PKF, Freeth Cartwright and The Wilson Organisation that the UK economy “had been floating on a sea of debt for the last 10 years” and that it was now going to “sink”.
Freeth Cartwright strengthens Leicester commercial litigation team
FREETH CARTWRIGHT STRENGTHENS LEICESTER COMMERCIAL LITIGATION TEAM
Commercial litigation specialist Mukesh Patel has joined the Leicester office of law firm Freeth Cartwright as a partner.
Previously a partner and head of the commercial litigation team at the Leicester office of HBJ Gateley Wareing, Mukesh is recognised in the UK legal guides as having “had significant successes on behalf of clients in the energy and financial services sectors” and is “well-known for his insurance and contractual dispute handling”.
TV presenter launches photo exhibition at conference
TV PRESENTER LAUNCHES PHOTO EXHIBITION AT CONFERENCE
East Midlands Today presenter Dominic Heale was on hand to help launch a photography exhibition held as part of a pioneering conference that brought together leading international practitioners in the field of acquired brain injuries (ABI) in young people.
Real Estate Technical Bulletin - autumn 2008
In this issue of the Real Estate Technical Bulletin we look at the latest round of regulations relating to energy performance of buildings, proposed new legislation that will change the way listed buildings are dealt with, two significant cases for property developers and a stamp duty ‘holiday’ for residential properties.
Energy Performance Certificates - letting of residential properties
ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES - LETTING OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Employment Review - November 2008
In this issue, we look at the much anticipated Opinion of the Advocate General in the Heyday case; consider how bonus schemes can be discriminatory when they are not regularly assessed on their effectiveness; discuss how employers should be careful when wording adverts to avoid age discrimination claims; and review the Information Commissioner’s ruling that identities of Respondents in tribunal cases should be made public.
Freeth Cartwright sponsors lifetime achievement award
FREETH CARTWRIGHT SPONSORS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Freeth Cartwright were delighted to be one of the sponsors of the 2008 Times Higher Education Awards, held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 23 October and attended by over 1,300 people, including representatives from over 70 universities and other HE bodies from all parts of the UK.