What is a letter of wishes? A letter of wishes is a confidential document that expresses your personal wishes about how you would like things to be done after your death. Although a letter of wishes is most frequently drafted at the same time as making or updating your Will, it can be created separately […]
Is your land registered? If not, can this really cause you problems? You probably haven’t given much thought to the importance of land registration, but did you know that having unregistered land can leave you at increased risk of fraud and cause issues with inheritance? If you have owned your land since 1990 or before […]
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Our offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year period from 1pm on Friday 22nd December 2017 until 9am on Tuesday 2nd January 2018. From all of us at Fraser Dawbarns, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! […]
In this article Rebecca Woodley talks about the importance of getting a Clean Break Order in the case of separation and divorce. Every client I see in relation to divorce is provided with the same advice. A divorce does not end financial claims. This means, in order that neither party can make a further financial […]
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We have all seen the TV show where people are trying to create their dream house with a DIY building project, frequently running into problems or running over budget. However, these are not the only issues you may encounter, you may find that securing finance for a self-build may not be so easy from a regular mortgage provider. […]
A DIY Will is cheap to buy, but it can cost you a lot more In difficult financial times it is understandable that some people decide to make a DIY Will without involving a qualified legal practitioner but this can create significant risk. Amy Pettitt, a solicitor in the probate department at Fraser Dawbarns, discusses some problems that […]
Fraser Dawbarns held their fifth Annual Charity Golf Day on Friday 11th August 2017. The event was in aid of our charity of the year, SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity. SSAFA has been serving the Armed Forces Community for 130 years and exists to relieve need, suffering and distress amongst the Armed Forces, veterans and […]
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When I first qualified at the end of the last century, the perceived wisdom was that around 2% of disputed claims, whether fully contested or solely an argument over value, saw resolution by a Judge at a trial. At around that time the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force, bringing sweeping changes in the […]
For many years the role and scope of the Court of Protection has been a mystery but this is changing due to growing awareness of its role and increased reporting of cases, says Harleen Hanson, Head of the Private Client Department at Fraser Dawbarns LLP The Court of Protection is a relatively new addition to […]
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On 15th March 2017 the Supreme Court (House of Lords) handed down its judgement in the case of Ilott v Mitson. This claim began when Heather Ilott bought a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (”the Act”) against the estate of her late mother, Melita Jackson, who died in 2004. […]
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