Legal News
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Posted 27/09/2009 New government proposals are being considered which would see NHS staff being compelled to confess and apologise if medical negligence leads to a patient being harmed. Under the...
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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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Posted 10/05/2012 As a general rule civil legal cases which go to court, including personal injury claims, are heard in public. This means that the names of those involved and...
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Posted 23/09/2009 The Government has announced firm plans to change the procedure for claims involving road traffic accidents to a value of
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Posted 25/10/2010 Farms should never sacrifice health and safety in favour of productivity, as a recent case has demonstrated. This is according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which...
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Posted 29/07/2012 An NHS expert has said that the way vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature are monitored in hospitals needs to be standardised across the NHS. Currently...
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Posted 06/10/2009 A woman who took legal action after being excluded from her late father’s Will despite a prior agreement has expressed surprise after a judge ruled against them. Averil...
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