PRACTICAL ADVICE, SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Dakers Marriott Dugdale Solicitors, DMD Solicitors as we are also referred to, is a forward thinking legal practice situated in modern offices in Rochester, Kent and adjacent to the River Medway. Our Rochester offices are easily accessible for all of the Medway towns and further afield from the rest of Kent, with easy access to the main A2 and M2. Our offices offer free on-site parking, ground floor level meeting rooms and an environment where clients, be those individuals or businesses, can come to obtain clear, sensible and practical legal advice from our lawyers and are promised the very best of attention from all staff.
DMD Solicitors as we are also referred to, offers legal services and legal advice to both individuals and businesses in areas including; buying and selling a house or commercial premises, landlord and tenant, civil litigation and dispute resolution (including debt recovery, boundary disputes, contractual claims, nuisance and negligence), private client (including drafting wills, lasting powers of attorney, obtaining a grant of probate and dealing with the collection and distribution of a deceased’s estate), employment law for both businesses and individuals (drafting contracts of employment, dealing with unfair or constructive dismissal, redundancy and settlement agreements) and business and commercial law (including the purchase or sale of shares or business assets, all form of commercial agreement, i.e. distribution agreements, agency agreements, etc.
DMD Solicitors has and uses up to date technology (for instance, an integrated file management and document production system using voice recognition) to ensure that both clients and the lawyers and staff are able to communicate and progress legal matters efficiently and quickly. Some of our client’s comments of DMD Solicitors can be seen in our Testimonials.
Please do take a look through at the rest of the website to see details of the lawyers working at DMD Solicitors and the News page which provides some interesting short articles. If you wish to know any more about DMD Solicitors or have a legal question you would like us to consider please send an e-mail using the button above.
Latest News
High Court Favours Finality in Enforcing $145.7 Million Arbitration Award
Commercial arbitrators’ awards are meant to be final, rather than merely the opening salvo in full-blown litigation. A High Court ruling on a big money dispute concerning a Ukrainian gas field
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Property Owner Pays High Price for ‘Cavalier' Attitude to Planning Laws
Complying with planning laws can be expensive and inconvenient, but failing to do so is likely to result in a criminal record and a severe financial penalty. In a case
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IT Company Scores Important Victory in Business Rates Test Case
It is for local authorities to ensure that non-domestic rating lists are accurate and up to date and businesses are under no obligation to point out errors. The High Court
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National Minimum Wage Test Case Focuses on Football Club Season Tickets
The purpose of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) is to ensure that workers receive decent pay packets, into their own hands and free from deductions. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) underlined
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Bank Fends Off Liability for Medical Examiner’s Alleged Sexual Assaults
The distinction between employees and independent contractors is replete with grey areas but could hardly be more important. The Supreme Court gave authoritative guidance on the issue in ruling on the
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Brothers Battle It Out in Court After Their Mother Fails to Make a Will
Failing to make a professionally drafted will is a positive invitation to family strife after you are gone. In one case, a spectacular falling out between two brothers could have
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Pensioner Hit By Car Near His Home Wins More Than £700,000 Damages
Road accidents ruin lives, but specialist lawyers are thankfully there to ensure that innocent victims receive just compensation. In one case, a 72-year-old man who was struck by a car
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Channel Islands Are Not ‘Overseas Countries’ – Guideline Divorce Ruling
The Channel Islands may be separated from the UK mainland by miles of water, but they are not overseas countries. In an unusual case, that simple fact was enough to
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Can an Employee’s Formal Resignation Be Impliedly Withdrawn?
Can an employee’s formal resignation be impliedly withdrawn by conduct, or can that only be achieved by explicit agreement? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) tackled that thorny issue in a case
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Tribunal Exposes Shocking Tale of Botched Office Block to Flats Conversion
Changes in the planning regime designed to accommodate burgeoning demand for new homes have led to the conversion of many office buildings into flats. As one case shockingly revealed, however, some
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