Personal Injury Claim Successes for Drivers Whose Vehicles Were Stationary

Fraser Dawbarns’ personal injury specialist Neil John, based in the Wisbech office, has recently settled several separate claims for vehicle drivers whose vehicles were stationary when they were hit by a moving vehicle.  Examples of these incidents include one when a lorry driver was parked in a lay-by taking his tacho break and another where […]

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Will the axing of Multiple Dwellings Relief affect me?

Are you buying multiple properties or a property with an annexe? If so, have you factored into your budgeting or the timing of your purchase the fact that Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR) will no longer be available after 1 June 2024? MDR has, over the past few years, been claimed by a number of people […]

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Disability Discrimination: Making Reasonable Adjustments for Employees

A recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), Miller v Rentokil, has provided some clear lessons to Employers to make reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities.  The EAT considered whether or not the Company should have made reasonable adjustments when it dismissed a disabled employee instead of trialling him in an alternative role. The […]

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Do Grandparents Have Automatic Rights to See Grandchildren?

With the Easter holidays nearly upon us, many people will be looking forward to seeing family, searching for chocolate eggs, perhaps sharing a Sunday roast, or going to church. However, for those affected by a divorce or relationship breakdown, it may not be straightforward – particularly for the wider family members. Grandparents in England and […]

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Supporting Clients With All Types of Personal Injury Claims

The personal injury lawyers at Fraser Dawbarns are committed to helping injured clients with their personal injury claims, even when the amounts that are likely to be recoverable are not particularly high.   One claim settled recently involved £13,000 being obtained for a Norfolk woman who walked through sand that had been put down on […]

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Could the Current Consultation on Employment Tribunal Fees Affect You?

If you are an employer, the answer is ‘only if you have a Tribunal claim brought against you and lose’. The consultation, which started in late January and will conclude in late March, proposes that claimants will in due course need to pay a £55 issue fee in order to bring a claim.  The fee […]

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Important Changes to Employment Law – A month-by-month guide

January 2024 In January 2024 changes were introduced to holiday pay and working time, which you can read about here. National Insurance Contributions The class one National Insurance contributions were reduced to 10%. Working time daily records Having now left the EU, daily records of working time have been relaxed and Employers can keep such […]

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The Calculation of Holiday Pay, The New Regulations

On 1st January 2024 the Government introduced new regulations relating to calculation of holiday pay.  Those regulations are to take effect from April 2024.   The Current Regime Under the current Working Time Regulations, holiday pay is covered by Regulation 13 and Regulations 13A.  Regulation 13, for full-time employees, means that they are entitled to […]

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