Entries by Jenny Carpenter

Brexit and the Implications for Employment Law in the UK

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The UK left the EU on the 31st January 2020 following ratification by the UK and the EU of the Withdrawal Agreement. A transition period then applied until 31st December 2020. During this time for most purposes the UK was treated as if it were still a member of the EU. Therefore, most EU law […]

The Impact Of School Closures On Working Parents

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Lockdown III has resulted in the further closure of schools in the country with effect from 5th January 2021. Schools remain open for children of parents/carers with a job or career deemed to be “critical” in the Government’s guidance; or for some children that are vulnerable; or, most recently added is the category for those […]

Covid -19 Policy

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Adams Harrison Covid-19 Policy 29th Sept 2020 Keeping you safe, keeping us safe: Please only attend at our offices by prior arrangement. Our offices remain closed to the public except by prior appointment. We continue to provide telephone or video conferencing appointments. Please come to your appointment alone unless you are instructing Adams Harrison with others. […]

What Happens When The Furlough Scheme Ends?

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The Five Rs The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was introduced in March by the Government to enable organisations to keep staff on payroll and not make them redundant but send them home. It served two purposes – ensuring people stayed at home at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst enabling people to keep […]

Residential Property Boundary Disputes

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Does the Title Plan for a property determine the boundary for that property? One of the most common misconceptions that we come across in our property dispute resolution department is that the H M Land Registry title plan denotes unquestionably the precise boundary for a property. If only matters were this simple. The title plan […]

Adams Harrison Outside Meeting Area

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We welcome you to enjoy the pleasant surroundings of our secluded, private gardens in Saffron Walden to make a will or for other solicitor consultations by prior appointment. As a business we are committed to adhering to Government guidance, therefore we are only permitting visitors to our offices by prior appointment. Our gazebo provides an […]

Adams Harrison Excellent Lexcel Audit Result July 2020

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Adams Harrison is excellent – it is official. Adams Harrison has held the Lexcel accreditation since 1999 and over the last four days has undergone a rigorous full reassessment. The result being that the firm has passed with flying colours. What is Lexcel? It stands for Legal Excellence and is a Law Society accreditation in […]

Further Government Announcement On Furlough Scheme

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Yesterday the Government announced that in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) that whilst it will close to new entrants at the end of June this will not be applicable to parents on statutory maternity and paternity leave who return to work in the coming months even after 10th June cut-off date. However, […]

Furlough Leave Update

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10th June 2020 – this is the last date for workers/employees not previously furloughed to be placed on furlough leave and for the employer to benefit from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The scheme will close to new entrants on 30th June, meaning that from 1st July employers will only claim under the CJRS […]

Furlough Leave Update Information

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All employers and organisations please be aware that in order to qualify for the subsidy from the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme all employees/workers furloughed must have been given written instruction that they cannot do any work for the organisation that has placed them on furlough, and have consented to this in writing. This is […]