The Supreme Court hands down landmark decision in Ilott v The Blue Cross and others This case which has been widely reported on in the UK media, is an appeal judgement, from a claim for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for...
Frettens' news
Frettens Solicitors are delighted to announce the latest recruit to their Commercial Property Team, James Love. James joins Frettens having gained vast experience in the commercial property sector. His expertise includes all aspects of commercial...
Frettens are pleased to announce some recent promotions at the firm. Head of Conveyancing Clare Hallett , is being promoted to Partner. Clare who joined the firm in 2002, trained and qualified at Frettens and has extensive experience in both...
A new bold identity has been revealed for our firm, Frettens Solicitors. We have waved a fond farewell to our distinctive navy fountain pen in favour of a modern, dynamic and bright new brand. Matthew Fretten , the firm's Managing Partner,...
Frettens are delighted to share the news that some staff have been promoted and others are progressing through their journey to qualifying as a solicitor. Dispute Resolution Solicitor Carl Geary and Family Solicitor Andrew Stynes have both...
The Partners at Frettens Solicitors are pleased to announce their firm’s nomination in the Conveyancer's Conveyancer Award category in the LFS Conveyancing Awards which will take place on 17th September 2015. LFS (Law...
Family business owners from around Dorset met at the premises of Store & Secure self storage early this morning for bacon butties and to hear about some of Maidman's family experiences, both in the removals and self storage businesses....
Heidi Cardoza, Head of the Family Team at Frettens Solicitors in Christchurch, has successfully completed the Resolution Mediation training course and is now qualified to mediate on all issues surrounding divorce and separation, including finances and...
We are starting our fundraising for this year with a bang! When the gun goes off to start the Rotary Easter Quarter Marathon on Saturday 4th April, Team Frettens will be there at the start line ready to run the 6 mile race around Southbourne, starting and...
After seven happy years of working from Old Milton Road, Frettens Solicitors have taken the decision to bring our Conveyancing Team in New Milton to Christchurch. We have been unable to find premises in New Milton which are of suitable quality and size to...
Frettens are delighted to announce that they are sponsoring the Rock Star Awards again in 2015. The awards are run by Rock Recruitment to recognise Dorset’s outstanding employees, students and entrepreneurs aged 16-26 and the companies...
Frettens have funded a new sensory room to benefit eight young people supported by regional charity Autism Wessex . As part of the ‘Charity of the Year’ partnership, Frettens donated £5,000 to fund the installation of a new sensory...
Frettens are delighted to announce some staff promotions. Amanda Caisley has worked at Frettens for many years, in both our Conveyancing and Commercial Property Teams. Amanda has been promoted to Conveyancing Executive as a reflection of her...
Wess v Science Museum Group In this case the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has held that an employment tribunal was entitled to find that an employee had impliedly accepted a variation of her contract of employment by continuing to work,...
The new legislation for shared parental leave, due to come into effect on 1st December 2014, has now been published. The new rights will be applicable to parents for babies due on or after 5th April 2015. However, due to premature births, they may...
Bear Scotland v Fulton & others The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) handed down an important decision involving the calculation of holiday pay a couple of weeks ago. The case included a claim of unlawful deduction of wages for increased...
Frettens were delighted to present a donation to Autism Wessex today for £10,000 - the total raised during 2014. Kate Fretten is pictured here with Emily Pike from the charity. The total was topped up by our Christmas donation instead of Christmas...
Merry Christmas from all the staff at Frettens! Please click on the video below - our staff have a special festive message for you, our clients, contacts and friends. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and every success and happiness in 2015!...
ACAS has now published the first six months' figures showing how early conciliation is working since it became compulsory for prospective cases in the employment tribunal in May 2014. The key figures are as follows:- ACAS has conciliated in 37,000...
The Government have announced that with effect from 4 December 2014, SDLT (Stamp Duty Land Tax) for residential property is now going to be calculated differently. It will be charged at different rates depending on the portion of the purchase price that...
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