James Hammersley
Solicitor
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Wills & Tax Partner
SRA ID: 410198
James is an experienced, ambitious solicitor who heads up our Wills & Tax Team in our Christchurch office.
James brings years of technical experience to Frettens, and is a huge asset for both the Wills Team and the firm as a whole.
James joined the firm in May 2022 as a Wills & Tax Partner.
He has previous experience at a large regional firm and has built his expertise and reputation over many years.
With his knowledge in the field, James is more than capable in dealing with our increasing volumes of Wills & Tax clients as well as complex and technical cases.
In addition, James will be working with the leadership team to help the firm develop; bringing a fresh perspective to the table.
The Saxon Centre, 11 The Saxon Centre, Bargates, BH23 1PZ
Licensed for 16 years
Practice Areas
Money & Tax, Wills, Trusts & Probate
Michael Smith
All very good
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 17 February, 2025
Thank you for leaving us a review Michael. Your kind words have been passed onto James and the team :)
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Acted with integrity
Knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with.
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 11 February, 2025
Thank you for your review. Your kind words have been passed onto James and the team :)
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Acted with integrity
Knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with.
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 11 February, 2025
Thank you for leaving us a review, we appreciate all the feedback. We are pleased to hear that James was able to assist you with the preparation of your wills. We will be sure to pass your kind words onto the team and we look forward to working closely with you again soon :)
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Professional
Clear and practical advice.
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 30 January, 2025
Thank you for leaving us a review, it has been passed onto James and team :)
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Efficient
Professional and approachable.
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A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 15 January, 2025
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Excellant Service
Excellant Service
James Hammersley was able to deal quickly and efficiently with late mothers grant of probate. Simone Bayly and her Conveyancing team were able to retain a sense of humour dispite the various delays and ineptitudes from our buyer and her solicitors whilst keeping their feet to the fire. Both the Grant of Probate and Conveyancing were completed as per Frettens original quotes. Which in the case of the Conveyancing is saying something considering all the extra time and effort involved. Well done- Frettens. Would use again and would thoroughly recommend.
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 06 November, 2024
Thank you for leaving us such a glowing review. We appreciate all the feedback and have passed your kind words onto James, Simone and Jade :)
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Professional
Efficient and straightforward.
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 29 October, 2024
Thank you for your review, we appreciate all the feedback. Your review has been passed onto James and team :)
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Very slow
Waiting for one bill to be paid very slow and slow communication,once bill is paid estate can be settled dragging on for months.
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 23 September, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate the process can be frustrating, however as we have explained to you, we cannot settle an estate until all utilities have been paid. The delay to the estate being settled was due to a utility bill not being received (despite our chasing multiple times) and subsequently challenged. Whilst we have made every effort to ensure the estate was settled promptly, unfortunately there are things beyond our control that can cause delays. The timescales you have experienced are not uncommon and we assure you again that your lawyer has done everything in their power to ensure a prompt settlement.
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Approachable
Was kept fully aware
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 17 September, 2024
We appreciate the feedback. We have passed your review onto James :)
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Wills with ease
We had the pleasure of working on our wills, with James Hammersley.
Wills are never fun to go through but James was absolutely great! He made the process light-hearted and we enjoyed our meetings with him.
It was a smooth & speedy process. Would highly recommend them!
Lawyer named in this review: James Hammersley
A representative from Frettens LLP responded to this review on 15 July, 2024
Thank you for leaving such a brilliant review for James! We're pleased to hear that your experience with us was so positive and will be sure to pass your kind words on to him.
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