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Why Make a Will

Pre-COVID, various surveys showed that over half of the UK adult population does not have a valid, up-to-date and professionally prepared Will, including more than 10% of the over 75s....
A key aspect of many relationship breakdowns is the arrangements that will be made for the couple’s children. Sometimes this is relatively straightforward but not always. Occasionally, in court cases...
If you are about to be a tenant taking on a new commercial lease of commercial property/land, how straightforward is it and what should you consider? Theoretically, the landlord’s solicitor...
Statistics for 2021/22 on the Health and Safety Executive website report that over 60,000 workplace injuries were reported in Great Britain under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences...
Money is frequently high on the list of things that people worry about when they are considering bringing an unhappy marriage to an end. Tax is usually less so. It...
Parties going through a divorce and trying to reach agreement about financial matters are often upset and angry and feel that they have been ‘wronged’ by the other. This can...
David Osborne has recently succeeded in obtaining a settlement for a client by way of a professional negligence claim against their former solicitors. The solicitors in question had been instructed...

Menopause and Divorce

This is currently a hot topic, no pun intended. Historically the menopause was not discussed in public. Fortunately, this has changed, all be it slowly. There are now discussions, programmes,...
Neil John, who heads the personal injury team at Fraser Dawbarns, has succeeded in obtaining a £40,000 settlement for our client, following a back injury sustained at work. Our client...
Fraser Dawbarns has obtained a settlement of £7,500 for a Norfolk woman who fell in a local supermarket and in the process damaged her shoulder. Our client slipped on a...

Christmas Closing 2022

From our team to you, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our offices will be closing for the festive break...

A Father’s Promise

”One day my son, all this will be yours”. Spoken by a farmer to his son when in his teens, and repeated for many years thereafter. Relying on that promise...
Much is reported in the news about ‘Injunctions’ or ‘Injunctive Relief’ with great media attention being given to those concerning the rich and famous. However, Injunctions can be made for...
There is a growing trend facing employers, particularly when they dismiss an employee with less than 2 years’ service (which is the qualifying period for unfair dismissal) and the reason...

Stamp Duty Update 2022

The UK Government have moved the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) goalposts once again, but as always, the residential conveyancing team at Fraser Dawbarns is on hand to guide you...
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