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Wedding Photography Copyright Protection

It’s vital that wedding photographers are reminded of how copyright law protects them and what rights their clients have…

IR35 changes in 2020

From 6th April 2020, the private sector will be brought in line with the public sector in relation to the IR35 tax regime…

Family Lawyer’s Guide to Child Care Myths

Separation is often a difficult time and not all the information you get is helpful to you. Here’s 3 myths of child care…

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Latest Legal Insight & News

What is Alienation?

Jul 14, 2020

‘Alienation’ is the right granted in a lease for a tenant to assign,...

Portable Multimedia Limited, secures growth funding investment

Jul 13, 2020

Nextbase brand owner and world’s leading dash cam manufacturer, Portable...

Commercial Leases: What is a side letter?

Jul 13, 2020

What is a side letter? A side letter is usually a short document that is...

Winner: Women in Law Awards 2020

Jul 8, 2020

A huge congratulation to Danielle Bentley – Winner of the Lawyer Monthly...

Chancellor’s Announcement – A Plan for Jobs

Jul 8, 2020

Earlier this afternoon, the Chancellor made several announcements that...

Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday announced

Jul 8, 2020

In a speech delivered today, 8 July 2020, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak...

Employment Law Update – July 2020

Jul 6, 2020

We are pleased to provide you with the Herrington Carmichael employment...

A pathway to citizenship for millions in Hong Kong

Jul 2, 2020

The prime minister, Boris Johnson, has announced the move in response to...

Switching from A Tier 2 to a Spouse Visa

Jun 30, 2020

If you entered the UK on a Tier 2 Visa and have subsequently met and...

SDLT treatment of garden land on disposal by a homeowner

Jun 30, 2020

This is a much discussed topic where clarification from HMRC has been...

Top articles & legal insights

Contract Law

Material Breach of Contract

What is a ‘material’ breach of contract by a party to a commercial contract? This is a critical issue regularly considered by the courts. What constitutes a material breach and what are the remedies?

Property Law

Commercial Lease: The Financial impact on Landlord and Tenant

Divorce and Family Law

Divorce in Lockdown: Can I get some discreet legal advice?

We have spoken to clients who are unfortunately experiencing some family issues, and would like to obtain expert legal advice, yet don’t know how...

Restrictive Covenants – The Price of Modification

Having identified that your land is burdened by a restrictive covenant and for the purposes of this article the covenant in question will be that only one residential building can be erected on the land. What do you do next?

Why is having a will so important?

It is entirely up to you if and when you want to create a Will, but it is important to be aware of the consequences of not having a Will.

In the Press

Portable Multimedia Limited, secures growth funding investment

Nextbase brand owner and world’s leading dash cam manufacturer, Portable Multimedia Limited, secures growth funding investment from Sandton Capital Partners on the 8th July 2020.

Winner: Women in Law Awards 2020

A huge congratulation to Danielle Bentley – Winner of the Lawyer Monthly ‘Women in Law Awards – Family Law’ 2020. This award is testament to Danielle’s hard work and commitment to family law.

New office moves in 2020

Herrington Carmichael has been busy planning office moves in April & May 2020 for both our Thames Valley and Surrey offices.

Award winning legal advice

We are solicitors in Camberley, Wokingham and London. In 2019, Herrington Carmichael won ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ at the Thames Valley Business Magazines Property Awards, ‘Best Medium Sized Business’ at the Surrey Heath Business Awards and we were named IR Global’s ‘Member of the Year’. We are ranked as a Leading Firm 2020 by Legal 500 and Alistair McArthur is ranked in Chambers 2020.