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Herrington Carmichael Solicitors

We offer legal advice to UK and international businesses as well as individuals and families.

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Our new office on Watchmoor Park, Camberley, is open for business. We are operating within the current guidelines.

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Herrington Carmichael offers high-quality, jargon-free legal advice and representation, combined with very high levels of legal expertise. Its clients appreciate its innovative, proactive and friendly approach to all their legal concerns. The practice prides itself on its capacity to provide practical solutions to achieve clients’ objectives.

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Removal of Unnecessary Information – will Companies House Amend the Register?

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Commercial Contracts – why can’t I recover all my loss?

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National Minimum Wage and ‘Sleep-in’ Shifts

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Welfare Deputyships: are they now easier to obtain?

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Shared Parental Leave Sex Discrimination Claim

Can a man on Shared Parental Leave use a woman on Adoption Leave as a comparator in a sex discrimination claim? The recent Employment Appeal...

Property Roundtable Spring Session

The Spring Session of the Property Roundtable marked both 1 year since the inception of the Roundtable discussions and the approaching anniversary...

Landmark Decision for Asda Workers

In a landmark Supreme Court decision, retail employees of Asda which include shop floor workers and other front of house staff are now one step...

How can we remove a director from office?

This is a question we are frequently asked, and the answer will differ depending on the circumstances. A director is appointed as such by the...

Dispute Resolution: Is a deposit always non-refundable?

Frequently disputes occur regarding deposits and whether they are refundable if a purchase does not complete for whatever reason. In law there is no...

UK’s child citizenship fee appeal upheld

The Court of Appeal upheld a ruling in February 2021 that the Home Office failed to assess the best interest of children in setting fee. The Home...

Removal of Unnecessary Information – will Companies House Amend the Register?

The Companies Act 2006 (‘CA 2006’) provides a mechanism for the correction or removal of documents filed with Companies House which contain...

Commercial Contracts – why can’t I recover all my loss?

The basic position is that if Party A fails to comply with its obligations under a contract with Party B – Party B is entitled to damages to...

Update: Registering a Trust with HMRC’s Online TRS

As part of the UK government’s implementation of the 5th EU Money Laundering Directive almost all Trusts are required to be registered with HMRC...

National Minimum Wage and ‘Sleep-in’ Shifts

The Supreme Court has ruled that ‘sleep-in shift time’ is not considered ‘work’ for the purposes of the national minimum wage. As a result, care...

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Herrington Carmichael has a history of offering legal services to Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire dating back over 175 years, the main growth of the law firm came in the 1970’s.

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We have invested in recruiting the best experts and support staff. We present opportunities for development so that employees not only continue to offer clients the best service but we also retain people throughout their careers.

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Our lawyers have been giving legal advice in Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire for over 175 years. Over the years we have had offices in Bagshot, Aldershot and Fleet. Today we give our legal advice from offices in London, Camberley and Wokingham

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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.