100% satisfaction!
We have used Dawson Hart for our business property purchases and sales for years and they never fail to deliver.
Expert personal attention to three generations of my family - excellent firm.
I have used Dawson Hart for over forty years. I live almost 100 miles away from their office, but still use them because all the staff are welcoming and efficient. I cannot rate them highly enough.
Delighted with the service offered.
Efficient, courteous resolution of a difficult matter.
Wonderful people, excellent service.
Phone always answered promptly by Reception staff who always quickly transferred call through to conveyancing team.'
Dawson Hart ‘has a recognised expertise in high-value financial cases representing professionals and business people from all sectors’. Practice head Mahie Abey ‘has an excellent grasp of the law, is very client focused and deals with complex situations with skill and a clear grasp of the issues'. Caroline Bourn’s collaborative law practice is highlighted together with her ‘grasp of details combined with a very approachable manner’. In addition to handling the financial issues arising from divorce and the breakdown of civil partnerships, the team also resolves Children Act issues and children residency matters.
Caroline Bourn is praised by sources for her “calm, clear and efficient” approach to family and matrimonial matters. She regularly handles complex financial remedy cases for high net worth clients as well as private children work. She is also an experienced collaborative lawyer.
The young ladies in the reception area were pleasant and cheerful, giving the impression of a well run, efficient workplace.
Department head Mahie Abey handles complex, high-value matrimonial finance cases. He is also well versed in handling private children matters. He receives high praise from clients, one of whom notes; “I have 100% faith that he has my best interests at heart and feel confident knowing he is fighting my corner.
It’s very reassuring to know that I have found a local firm of solicitors who I feel I can trust to use again whenever I have need of legal services. Your staff are all a pleasure to deal with and I have received excellent care and service throughout the proceedings.
Stuart Grace
Solicitor
Direct Dial: 01825 746017
SOLICITOR - DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Stuart studied at Sussex University and was admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. After a spell training in the West End of London, he returned to Sussex and commenced work in a mixed practice. He subsequently established a busy criminal law practice, until moving into dispute resolution, utilising the knowledge and experience he had gained to help clients resolve their disputes.
Stuart joined us in 2025, bringing with him a wealth of skills and knowledge in all aspects of dispute resolution, acting for both individuals and corporate clients.
As a pastime, he is pursuing wine education, trust exams and is a book collector. He also likes to ski and shoot and lives locally with his wife Liz.
Specialisms
- Contentious probate, Trusts of land, chattels and estates
- Land and property disputes
- Contract and tortious liability
Memberships and Appointments
- Admitted as a Solicitor in 1990