Why use a trusted advisor to prepare your Will?

Seema Solanki, a partner at Fraser Dawbarns Solicitors, and the current Chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Cambridge Committee was recently interviewed by the BBC about the importance of ensuring that your Will is prepared by someone best placed to help you.   With Will writing services not regulated in England […]

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£50,000 settlement obtained for Cambridgeshire factory worker

Neil John, who heads the personal injury team at Fraser Dawbarns, has recently settled the claim of a machine operative who suffered leg injuries in a workplace accident. The client’s leg became trapped when the machinery he was working with failed and he required surgery and subsequent therapy. Discover more about Neil John Neil comments: […]

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Securing your rights to access and build

Ensuring you have the right to access land and build on it as you wish may seem obvious but may not be straightforward. Anyone considering purchasing land or buying a building for redevelopment needs to be sure it can be developed as envisaged.   Your access rights Is there vehicular access to the land? If […]

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Rentokil Initial UK Ltd v Miller [2024]

This case is from the Employment Appeals Tribunal and addresses whether or not offering an alternative role on a temporary basis would be a reasonable adjustment. Mr Miller was a pest control technician in a “field role” and was then diagnosed with multiple sclerosis meaning, unfortunately, he was no longer able to perform his role.  […]

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TUPE, Administration and Liquidation

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, commonly known as TUPE, is a crucial piece of legislation in the United Kingdom that safeguards employees’ rights when a business or service changes ownership.  Understanding TUPE is essential, particularly in scenarios involving administration or liquidation, where the stakes for employees are high and the transition process […]

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A new approach to lower value clinical negligence claims

There have been plans in the pipeline for some time for a new scheme for processing clinical negligence claims where the settlement or judgment is likely to be between £1,501 but no more than £25,000. The main objective is to enable the claims to be resolved more quickly and cost-effectively. At present the new regime […]

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Do you have volunteers working in your business?

This case is of particular interest and does raise concerns for anybody organisation who uses volunteers in their business.  The Claimant, Groom, was a volunteer in the Coastal Rescue Service who have approximately 3500 volunteers in total.  Groom brought a claim before the Tribunal for refusal to permit him to be accompanied by a trade […]

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£125,000 obtained for injured moped rider

Fraser Dawbarns’ personal injury specialist Neil John has settled the injury claim of a man who was riding a moped in Lincolnshire when he was hit by another vehicle.  The car involved was coming out of a side road and the driver had failed to see the moped approaching into its path.   The rider of […]

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Are Cohabitation Agreements Worth Having?

The parties jointly owned a property. They were unmarried without children. When they purchased the property, they paid a deposit of £100,000. The man paid £80,000 and his partner paid £20,000. They were advised that the party who paid more could protect his greater contribution if they held the property as Tenants in Common and […]

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Claim settled for injured scaffolder

Neil John, who specialises in personal injury claims at Fraser Dawbarns, has obtained over £20,000 for a Norfolk man who was electrocuted and suffered injuries to his hands while working on a construction site.  The scaffolder picked up a pole without realising that it was leaning against an electric source. Discover more about Neil John […]

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