Hayley Ford a solicitor in our Wills and Probate department, recently donated 10 inches of her hair to the Little Princess Trust.
The Trust provides real hair wigs to children who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment or other illnesses.
Well done Hayley!
Hayley Ford before her hair donation
Hayley Ford’s Hair Donated to Little Princess Trust
Adams Harrison are pleased to announce that we have retained our Legal Excellence Quality Mark (Lexcel). This is developed specifically for the legal profession. It is an optional, recognized accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house legal departments which gives assurance that a practice meets high client care and business management standards.
To gain and retain the Lexcel accreditation a practice must undergo a rigorous initial then annual application and assessment process. This includes conducting background checks and an on-site visit from an independent trained Lexcel Assessor.
Adams Harrison has successfully retained this quality mark since 1999.
Aadams harrison have also retained Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation for the fifth year in a row, having achieved the qualification in July 2011.
Much of the employment law with have in this country comes from the EU, including:- discrimination rights, collective consultation obligations, transfer of undertakings regulations, family leave, working time regulations and duties to agency workers.
Whilst it would now be possible for the UK government to repeal this it is unlikely to do so and in fact EU law will probably continue to significantly influence employment law in this country.
There are various reasons for this:
It is much more likely that the government will gradually modify EU derived employment law to make it more applicable to UK employers and employees than repeal it altogether. As leaving the EU is a two year process nothing will happen quickly.
Once we have left the EU the European Courts of Justice (ECJ) will no longer have jurisdiction over UK courts and decisions made by the ECJ will not be binding on courts in this country. The decisions however already made by UK courts, taking into account EU law and ECJ decisions will remain binding unless it can be shown that the facts in any particular case are materially different. It is likely, however that UK courts will continue to at least consider ECJ decisions where relevant to cases being determined here.
So, in summary nothing drastic is going to happen to employment law as a result of Brexit and certainly not in the short term.
Jenny Carpenter
Solicitor
Employment law specialist
Adams Harrison are sponsoring the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) Essex Colour Dash again this year.
We were sponsors of the first Essex Colour Dash last year, and are very pleased to be able to sponsor the event once again.
The hospice offers care and support to life threatened children and their families.
The Colour Dash will take place this year on Sunday 4th September, and will be held once again in the grounds of Audley End Estate.
Adams Harrison were sponsors of the Sawston Fun Run once again this year, over 1600 people took part and the village of Sawston all turned out to offer support and drop money into the buckets of those collecting on the way round the 5 mile course.
This year the beneficiaries of the money collected by the entrance fees and collections are :-
The main beneficiary is the Teenage Cancer Trust to support their work at Addenbrookes.
In addition many other groups will benefit, Cambridge Cancer Help Centre; Stapleford Primary School; Centre 33; Bellbird Primary School; Ladybird Playgroup; Whittlesford Out-of-school club; Granta School; Sawston Village College; Max’s Mission; Sawston ATC and Sawston Boys and Girls Brigade.
Welcome to Richard Booth who has joined the Conveyancing Team.
Richard qualified as a solicitor in 2000 and has practiced in the local area.
He specialises in residential and commercial property law and is based at our Saffron Walden office.
Adams Harrison are pleased to announce that they are continuing their sponsorship for the Haverhill Midweek Cricket League for 2016.
We are pleased to welcome Whitney Jacque as a new member of our conveyancing team.
Whitney earned her Juris Doctorate and qualified as an attorney in the United States in 2008. Since that time she has enjoyed a diverse career in the legal field, has qualified as an English solicitor, and is now specialising in residential property law. Whitney is based at our Sawston office.
Congratulations are due for Denise Whitehead who took part in the Cambridge half marathon on Sunday 28th February.
Denise successfully covered the 13 miles in a personal best time and we are all very proud of her – she has raised so far the total of just over £600.00 for Cancer Research. She had set a target of £350 and smashed it….
She is now looking to enter again next year!
Denise with her personal trainer at the end of the half marathon
Tracy Spilsbury Partner At Adams Harrison
Adams Harrison with offices in Saffron Walden, Haverhill and Sawston, are pleased to announce that Tracy Spilsbury, Solicitor, has joined the partnership.
Tracy qualified as a solicitor in 1988 and has worked in Haverhill, Cambridge and Ely specialising in Residential Conveyancing since that time. Tracy joined the practice in 2014, based at the Haverhill office, to complement the busy Residential Department there. Tracy heads the Residential Conveyancing department for the firm, with her extensive experience she brings a friendly yet professional approach to the role. She is also the firm’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
Adams Harrison can be contacted at any of their three offices for assistance in your house sale or purchase.
