Posted on
04-08-10
FREETH CARTWRIGHT PARTNER’S MEDIATOR SUCCESS
Mark Keeley, a partner at leading law firm Freeth Cartwright, has qualified as a Mediator through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Group’s Civil and Commercial Mediation Course.
Mark, who specialises in the fields of contentious probate and trusts work and professional negligence claims, is also a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) and the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association (PNLA).
Posted on
02-08-10
CORONER CRITICISES HOSPITAL OVER PATIENT’S MORPHINE DEATH
A CORONER has criticised a hospital after a woman died when she was left unmonitored after being given three doses of morphine.
Louise Mckenzie, 28, a mother of 4 children under 10 was taken to King’s Mill Hospital in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire on 5 August 2007.
Medical experts told the inquest at Nottingham Coroner’s Court that the doses she was given although substantial were within normal levels but that she should have been monitored more closely.
Posted on
30-07-10
WHAT STEPS CAN BUSINESSES TAKE TO PROTECT THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?
Simon Barker, IP expert at Freeth Cartwright’s Birmingham office, has the answers.
Intellectual property - innovation and ideas - is the lifeblood of any business. And, like any valuable corporate asset, it should always be protected. So, what steps should you take to protect your IP from unscrupulous employees and competitors?
Posted on
27-07-10
BOOST FOR MIDLANDS MANUFACTURING AS RICAL GROUP EXPANDS
Renowned local businessman Byron Head, owner of the Smethwick-headquartered Rical Group of engineering companies, has teamed up with the Birmingham office of lawyers Freeth Cartwright to acquire Rochdale-based Kenwell Precision Diecastings Limited for an undisclosed sum.
Posted on
26-07-10
FREETH CARTWRIGHT SUCCESS IS ACADEMIC
Following a joint procurement exercise, leading law firm Freeth Cartwright has been appointed to a panel of solicitors to provide legal services for both Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the University of Nottingham.
Posted on
09-07-10
Summary: On July 1 2010 Freeth Cartwright successfully defended a judicial review action bought against Nottingham City Council (the “Council”). The case concerned two appellants (“X and Y”) who went all the way to the Court of Appeal to seek a review of the Council’s refusal to treat them as “relevant children” for the purposes of the Children (Leaving Care) (England) Regulations 2001 (the “Regulations”).
Posted on
07-07-10
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL STATISTICS RELEASED
The Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) 2009-10 statistics have recently been published.
Julian Middleton, Employment and Managing Partner at the Leicester office of law firm Freeth Cartwright said: “The statistics bear out what we have anecdotally known for some time - the number of claims is on the increase despite the Government’s efforts to reduce them - and that there are more unfair dismissal and redundancy related claims, generally as a result of the economic downturn.”
Posted on
07-07-10
GET IN THE RUNNING FOR CORPORATE RELAY CHALLENGE
For the third year in succession, regional law firm Freeth Cartwright is inviting runners from the business world to take part in the Freeth Cartwright Corporate Relay Challenge, part of this year’s Leicester Marathon.
