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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 year. The event was attended by 10 teams of golfers with the winning team this year being Graham Martin, Jamie Biggadike, Andy Atkin, and Richard […]
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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. At the time, her partner did not want her to work. He was self-employed, worked very hard, and owned several properties. As there is no […]
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 around recruiting which have been in place for a number of years but also a more recent development which is worth noting in relation to […]
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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 are the days when divorce lawyers took a very broad-brush approach, often with the wife retaining the house while the husband retained the pension. This […]
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 guidance which is still being produced. The aim of the new rules is to introduce greater fairness and transparency about tips in workplaces and, in […]
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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 to allow for this? There are a number of things to consider. Does the partner wishing to retire have a right to do so? A […]
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