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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...
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...
Fraser Dawbarns last week hosted its annual charity golf day at Tydd St Giles Golf & Country Club and raised £3,042.20 for Little Miracles, the firm’s chosen charity of the...
Two parties had been in a relationship for 17 years but were not married and had no children. My client did not work and had never worked during the relationship....
Attracting good new recruits to your business is important, but so is ensuring that your procedures for choosing them are fully compliant with legal requirements. There are key basic rules...
A great many people now have a pension, whether it be personal or occupational, and ensuring that they are treated properly when a couple divorce is vital. Fortunately, long gone...
Whatever the nature of your business, if your staff receive tips then you should be aware of changes that are expected to come into force on 1 October pending non-statutory...
If you run your business by way of a general partnership (not an LLP) and one of the partners wishes to retire, do you have the right documents in place...
Neil John, a personal injury specialist partner at Fraser Dawbarns, has helped a local lorry driver obtain nearly £200,000 following his injury. The lorry driver was asleep in his cab...
Fraser Dawbarns has expanded its specialist Wills and Estate Planning team with the recruitment of three additional solicitors into its King’s Lynn and Wisbech offices. The new joiners are Danielle...
As a lawyer who specialises in Estate Administration, Sarah Lamb is given information in many different forms by family members when someone dies. Some still have paper copies of bills,...
Fraser Dawbarns is delighted to show its support for families who have children with additional needs, disabilities, and life-limiting conditions by choosing Little Miracles as its new Charity of the...
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...
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...
The Fraser Dawbarns Easter Egg Hunt begins tomorrow morning in Ely City Centre. Find all 10 questions hidden in local shop windows to be in with a chance of winning...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
The Association of Lifetime Lawyers has declared 4-10 March as Update Your Will Week for 2024. This is on the back of their research showing that almost half of the...
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...
In today’s rapidly evolving world, fostering diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace is not just a moral imperative but also a strategic advantage for organisations. Recognising the diverse identities...
Neil John, who heads the personal injury team at Fraser Dawbarns, has recently settled the fatal injury claim for family of construction industry worker who was working in a building...
Joshua Shuardson-Hipkin has this month secured an urgent freezing injunction on behalf of a client in order to protect a substantial ‘Judgment asset’. He explains: “When one party is making a...
Due to factors such as time and cost, it may sometimes seem easier and cheaper for separated couples to ‘do your own divorce.’ However, there can be pitfalls for the...
As a good employer, you will always have your team’s wellbeing in mind. This can, and should, extend to being supportive whenever you realise that someone is going through a...
It seems that it can. In late 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in an insurance case with a result which may surprise many. In 1942, during the...
If you are living with someone without being married and the relationship breaks down, or one of you dies, you might think you would have similar rights to a married...
Upon death, a person’s estate will be valued for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes to include all of their assets and take into account any outstanding liabilities. Account will also be...
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