Surprise For Lisa Thornhill
Staff of Adams Harrison surprised Lisa on her 30th birthday by decorating her room and showering her with cards and presents. Congratulations Lisa.
Adams Harrison Partner In The News
Shoshana Goldhill, Partner at Adams Harrison, and her family have been in the news for hosting a 21 year old Syrian refugee in their home.
Picture Copyright UNHCR
Read more here http://www.unhcr.org/uk/news/stories/2018/1/5a58c12f4/jewish-family-finds-syrian-muslim-perfect-guest.html
Christmas Cards Charity Donation #3
The third of our Christmas donations was to Haverhill and District Gateway Club – a social club for adults with a learning disability. The club meets fortnightly to participate in a wide range of leisure and craft activities and also have a number of outings throughout the year.
The cheque for £350 was presented by Rhodri Rees.
Will Harrison sent us a lovely thank you letter;
Christmas Card Savings Charity Donation #2
The second of our Christmas donations was to Blue Smile – a charity that helps children in Cambridge.
The cheque for £350 was presented by Rebecca Dedman to Deanne Swain Fundraising Manager of Blue smile.
Deanne sent us a lovely thank you reading
Thank you so much for visiting us at our Blue Smile Offices this morning, we are absolutely thrilled with your very kind donation of £350 from your Christmas Fundraiser and attach a photo for us to share on our social media sites.
We will shortly send out a letter and certificate of thanks for you to share with your colleagues at your Sawston branch.
We were delighted to be selected as one of your benefiting charities and for your interest in our work, I hope the packs prove of interest to your local branches. Thank you also for giving us permission to add you to our database, we will send you our new Annual Review currently in production.
Rebecca Dedman and Deanne Swain
We were delighted to receive this thank you note from Deanne.
Christmas Card Savings Charity Donation #1
Instead of sending out Christmas Cards to clients and contacts Adams Harrison chose three charities to donate money to.
The first one of these is Sick Children’s Trust, Acorn House at Addenbrookes Hospital who received a cheque for £350.
In the picture are from left to right Olene Gomeniuk the Assistant Manager of the Sick Children’s Trust, Jenny Carpenter and Teresa Pitts of Adams Harrison.
L to R Olene Gomeniuk, Jenny Carpenter and Teresa Pitts.
We were delighted to receive this thank you letter from The Sick Children’s Trust.
Adams Harrison Support Xmas Jumper Day 2017
Adams Harrison staff supported Christmas Jumper Day in all three offices and raised £25 for charity
Adams Harrison Support Christmas Jumper Day 2017
Morrisons Supermarket Liable For Data Breach
Morrisons Supermarket has been held liable for a data breach of 5,518 former and current employees’ personal data.
On 4th December 2017 the High Court allowed a compensation claim by thousands of Morrisons Supermarket staff. A former staff member that had worked as a senior internal auditors at Morrisons had taken personal data from payroll and posted it on line. So although Morrisons were not directly at fault for the leak at all they were nevertheless held to be vicariously liable for the actions of an employee.
The leak of personal information occurred in 2014 as a vendetta by the employee, Andrew Skelton who held a grudge against Morrisons for accusing him of dealing illegal drugs whilst at work. Skelton has since been jailed for eight years for a number of fraud and data security breach offences.
Morrisons have been given permission to appeal.
Data protection laws are currently governed by the Data Protection Act 1998. However, with effect from 25th May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force. Some people had thought that due to Britain’s Brexit plans that the GDPR would not apply, but although the bill has yet to pass through Parliament it is going to be passed as law. The GDPR will impact all businesses and will have a dramatic impact on every organisation. It directly affects the way all businesses will collect, store and process personal data of clients/customers, prospects/contacts and employees.
Fines for non-compliance under the GDPR can be as high as 20 million Euros or 4% of global turnover, whichever is larger.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) governs and monitors compliance. They have published guidance for organisations preparing for the GDPR and this can be found at:-https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/resources-and-support/data-protection-self-assessment/getting-ready-for-the-gdpr/
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.
Budget 2017; Stamp Duty Changes For First Time Buyers
The government announced yesterday that it is abolishing stamp duty land tax for first time buyers purchasing homes up to a value of £300,000. If a property is purchased up to £500,000 there will only be stamp duty payable at 5% on the amount between £300,000 to £500,000. This change in stamp duty provisions is hoped to assist first time buyers to get on the property ladder.
It is worth noting that a first-time buyer is defined as someone who has never owned a freehold or leasehold interest in a residential property before and who is purchasing their only or main residence. If someone has owned a residential property anywhere in the world previously then they won’t be counted as a first-time buyer. All purchasers in a joint purchase must be first-time buyers to avoid having to pay stamp duty.
Our conveyancing team will guide you through the home buying process, including advising on any liability to pay stamp duty.
Tracy Spilsbury was appointed a Partner in February 2016. Tracy qualified as a solicitor in 1988 and has worked in Haverhill Cambridge and Ely as a Conveyancing Solicitor. She joined Adams Harrison in July 2014 to complement Haverhill’s busy residential department. She is our Head of Residential Conveyancing. She is also responsible for the residential property work undertaken in all three offices and is the Conveyancing Quality Scheme Senior Responsible Officer.
Tracy brings a friendly yet professional approach to her role.
Adams Harrison Jeans For Genes Event 2017
Adams Harrison took part in the Jeans For Genes event on 22nd September across all three offices, with staff making £2.00 contributions to take part and donations too. In total £66.81 was raised.
Adams Harrison At Anglia Ruskin Careers Fair Cambridge
Various representatives of Adams Harrison attended the Anglia Ruskin Careers Fair on 1st November 2017 in Cambridge.
The event was a very successful one and the Adams Harrison personnel spoke with a lot of potential trainee solicitors, and gave general advice to them about how they should proceed to achieve their goal.
Jenny Carpenter and Sue Lawton of Adams Harrison at Anglia Ruskin Careers Fair
Matt Darmon of Adams Harrison at Anglia Ruskin Careers Fair
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