Archive for February, 2010
Posted on
25-02-10
DISABLED NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMAN AWARDED MULTI-MILLION POUND JUDGMENT
A multi-million pound compensation award for disabled 21 year old Nottinghamshire woman Chantelle Peters was approved by the High Court in Nottingham today.
At an earlier court hearing Mrs Susan Miles, a partner in Freeth Cartwright LLP Solicitors who in view of Chantelle’s disability has been apppointed to manage her affairs, successfully claimed compensation for the injuries she had suffered.
Posted on
24-02-10
NEW INSOLVENCY HEAD AT FREETH CARTWRIGHT’S BIRMINGHAM OFFICE
The Birmingham office of Midlands heavyweight law firm Freeth Cartwright has appointed leading Midlands insolvency lawyer Michael Gilmour to head up its Colmore Row-based insolvency practice.
Posted on
22-02-10
A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT ON THE HIGH STREET
An article prepared for the Birmingham Post by Mike Gilmore, Head of Insolvency at Freeth Cartwright’s Birmingham office.
Posted on
21-02-10
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS (. . . OF THE WORLD)
It’s not often that lawyers can claim that their work has been a decisive factor in winning a world championship but that’s what’s recently happened to Simon Taylor and his motorsport team at regional heavyweight law firm Freeth Cartwright.
Posted on
17-02-10
The Price of Compliance - The New Data Protection Fee RegimeProducer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 Ignore them at your peril (and possibly substantial cost)
Better known as the ‘Waste Packaging Regulations’, these are a reincarnation of those first introduced in 1997. It is therefore a matter of some considerable concern that there are apparently still a significant number of businesses (including food businesses) who are either ignorant of their existence, or who are failing to comply.
Posted on
17-02-10
The Birmingham office of Midlands law firm Freeth Cartwright has appointed Midlands insolvency lawyer Mike Gilmour to head up its Colmore Row-based insolvency practice.
Posted on
15-02-10
Protecting the goodwill in a franchise - prevention is better than cure
At the heart of a franchise is the goodwill generated by the brand. This is what the franchisor has spent time and money developing and seeks to protect, in particular by the use of posttermination or “restrictive” covenants to limit the activities of former franchisees once their franchise has ended. It’s crucial that these clauses are carefully drafted so that they are not too restrictive, which would render them unenforceable. A couple of recent cases have highlighted the key points to consider.
Lucie Wigham, Associate
0845 274 6812
lucie.wigham@freethcartwright.co.uk
Posted on
12-02-10
Freeth Cartwright partner, adjudicator and ex-civil engineer Raymond Joyce looks at the role of adjudication in the highly litigious construction industry.
