Neil John, a personal injury specialist solicitor at Fraser Dawbarns, has obtained a settlement of a little over £20,000 for a local client who suffered injuries to his shoulder during a road collision. The client was driving when another car hit his vehicle from the side. Neil comments: “The client is self-employed in a manual […]
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The Law is clear that whilst education is compulsory, school attendance is not, and the State should only intervene where there is evidence that a child is not receiving “suitable” education. There is no presumption that State education is the best form of education, or that home education is unsuitable. The number of children being […]
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Personal injury claim specialist Neil John has obtained a £12,500 settlement for a man who was concussed after a shop sign fell on his head in Cambridgeshire. The client also suffered a psychological injury and needing counselling as a result of the incident. Neil comments: “Everyone who owns business premises will be aware that they […]
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Personal injury specialist Neil John, who heads the Civil Litigation team at Fraser Dawbarns, has successfully settled a claim for a local woman in her 20s who suffered a fall at work, resulting in injuries to her face. Neil says: “Whatever the nature of someone’s injury, we will always stress the importance of getting the […]
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Since October 2008, it is a legal requirement for rental properties in England and Wales to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). This is carried out by a registered energy assessor and is simply an assessment of your property’s energy efficiency. Your assessor will look at things such as windows, roofs, walls, insulation, and any […]
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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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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 […]
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 […]
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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