Neil John, a personal injury specialist at Fraser Dawbarns has successfully settled a claim for £900,000 for a local client injured in a car accident. The claimant was a front seat passenger in a hatchback when the vehicle crossed the carriageway and collided head on with a large saloon car. The Claimant, who was 19 […]
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On Saturday 29 January 2022, the Highway Code was amended to improve road safety for cyclists and pedestrians. Over 50 rules have been added or amended, including guidance that motorists are expected to give way to people crossing at a junction and a new rule that motorists should give priority to cyclists, horse riders and […]
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Solar Farms have an ever-increasing role to play in the governments ambition for the UK to reach its target for net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Last year the climate change committee issued a report which set a target of 85 gigawatts of Solar by 2050. With there being so much appetite for solar energy, […]
New Year, New Changes – as of 26th January 2022, the probate application fee will be increased to £273. This will be a flat fee applied to professional and personal applications for England and Wales, under the amendment to the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2001 published in December 2021. The Ministry of Justice have highlighted […]
It is quite well known that journalists can attend Criminal Court hearings to report on cases, whether it be theft of a can of beans from the local supermarket or a serial killer being tried for murder in the Old Bailey. However, the Family Court, has traditionally always been a very private affair. Court hearings […]
Fraser Dawbarns are pleased to welcome Seema Solanki as a Wills and Estates specialist solicitor and the newest Partner to the law firm, where she will be taking on new clients for services including, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Trusts, Elderly Care matters and Succession & Estate planning. The Fraser Dawbarns Ely office opened in […]
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During the last 18 months of living with Covid, elements of our lives have been put on hold, whilst our personal circumstances may have been changed forever. As we go into 2022, it may be a good moment to reflect and consider what we should be doing or updating to protect some combination of ourselves, those […]
On behalf of all the team at Fraser Dawbarns we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Our offices will be closing at 12:30pm on Thursday 23rd December 2021 and we will reopen again at 9:00am on Tuesday 4th January 2022. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2022 […]
One of the questions we are regularly asked by clients is whether they can/should transfer their property to others (most commonly, their children) or alternatively, into a trust, as a way of either avoiding inheritance tax or having to sell the property to pay for care home fees. In short, the answer is no. In […]
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Going through a Divorce and trying to negotiate a financial settlement can be a very stressful time, but if grandparents are also living in the family home, or in an annexe, this can add another layer of complexity and emotion. With the growing need for childcare, and elderly parents needing more support but wishing to […]
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