Legal News
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Posted 14/08/2012 The BBC has reported a 50% increase in diabetes prescriptions in six years and a 6.1% (2.3 million) rise in the number of items prescribed in 2010-11. The...
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Posted 16/08/2012 A man paralysed from the neck down following a serious stroke has lost his High Court case to allow doctors to end his life without fear of prosecution. Tony...
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Posted 10/06/2014 Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £30,000 for the family of Mrs C, who lived in Cornwall. Mrs C developed...
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Posted 01/12/2011 The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed planning law reform that is to proceed as a result of an announcement by the coalition government.Liz Peace, chief executive of...
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Posted 21/08/2014 Doctors who make mistakes in the care of their patients could face tougher sanctions under plans being considered by the General Medical Council (GMC). Under the proposals the regulator...
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Posted 05/11/2009 Ashtons Legal clinical negligence specialist Trefine Maynard looks set to obtain a multi-million pound payout for her client Tahlia Downes. Tahlia, 14, suffered permanent brain damage after being...
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Posted 22/09/2009 The number of compensation claims made for -related diseases could be set to rise due to a mesothelioma-linked court case. Dianne Willmore, 49, is currently involved in a...
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Posted 31/10/2014 Alcohol should have a calorie content label in order to help reduce obesity, according to public health doctors. The doctors warn a large glass of wine can contain...
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Posted 02/11/2010 Food manufacturing giant Nestle has been forced to pay personal injury compensation to a former employee who had to have her leg amputated due to a workplace accident....
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Posted 06/08/2012 It has been reported today that another Winterbourne View care home scandal could happen again unless action is taken by the government. The warning has resulted as a...
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Posted 30/09/2009 Julie Crossley, a clinical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a
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Posted 07/07/2014 NHS ‘falling short on complaints handling’ The BBC reported today that according to a recent survey the NHS still has a long way to go to improve the...
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