About Jenny Carpenter
Jennifer Carpenter became Managing Partner of the firm in January 2014. She was appointed as a Partner in January 2005, having qualified as a solicitor in 2000 after completing her training with the firm. She specialises in Employment, property dispute litigation and contentious probate. She has extensive experience of undertaking advocacy in the Magistrates Court, County Court and Employment Tribunals. Jennifer is also our Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA) and our Data Protection Officer.
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Menopause Symptoms and Discrimination
/in News/by Jenny CarpenterA very interesting case has very recently been dealt with by Employment Tribunal Judge Wade (Lynskey –v- Direct Line Insurance Services Limited) on the 4th August 2023. The case concerned an employee that was suffering menopause symptoms that were negatively impacting on her work performance. The Employment Tribunal held that the employer had treated this […]
Skipping challenge completed by Managing Partner, Jennifer Carpenter
/in News/by Jenny CarpenterJennifer Carpenter, Managing Partner recently completed a sponsored skipping challenge to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Jenny completed 100 skips a day in June, even though she was away on holiday for some of those! On completion of the challenge Jenny had collected £219 for the charity and got some much needed exercise away […]
Employment Tribunal Time Limits Are Strict
/in News/by Jenny CarpenterRarely will an Employment Tribunal permit a claim advanced by a Claimant to proceed if it is out of time. Most, but not all, employment claims have a three month time limit. A recent case taken to the Employment Appeal Tribunal this month (Bliss Residential Care Ltd v Fellows [2023] EAT 59) the Respondent employer […]
Young Citizen Awards 2023
/in News/by Jenny CarpenterJennifer Carpenter, Managing Partner was delighted to attend the Young Citizen Awards evening on Monday to meet six fantastic young people chosen by their schools for service to the school and/or local community and for being role models to their fellow students. Adams Harrison sponsored the event held by the Rotary Club of Haverhill & […]
Plans For Further Protections for Expectant Mothers
/in News/by Jenny CarpenterThe Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill has had its first reading in the House of Lords. There is no detail yet as to when draft regulations will be published to amend the Employment Rights Act 1996. However, should the Bill be enacted it will provide protection against redundancy for pregnant women as […]
Is A Worker Or Employee On Long-Term Sick Still Entitled To Be Paid Statutory Holiday Entitlement?
/in Legal Updates/by Jenny CarpenterA worker or employee on long term sick is entitled to be paid holiday entitlement under the Working Time Regulations 1998 even though they are absent from work. Holiday entitlement continues to accrue even if an employee is absent due to sick leave. On return to work the employee is entitled to take the paid […]
Invalid Will
/in News/by Jenny CarpenterThere are a number of legal reasons why a will made may be invalid. This article deals briefly with the situation where it cannot be proved that the will was properly executed. Legal requirements It is Section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 that sets out the legal requirements for how a will should be […]
National Minimum Wage – Enforcement
/in News/by Jenny CarpenterThe Government has just announced the new rates of pay for National Minimum Wage (NMW) that will take effect on 1st April 2023. The new rates of pay compared to those currently in place are:- Age 23 or over (NLW rate): £10.42 (up 9.7% from £9.50). Age 21 to 22: £10.18 (up 10.9% from £9.18). […]
Cakes For Macmillan October 2022
/in News/by Jenny CarpenterAll of last week lots of staff across all three offices were busy baking lovely home made delights that were brought to the office. Donations flooded in to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. £148 was raised. Debra Tofts, receptionist at Sawston wrote this poem about the week:- A cup of tea A slice of […]
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