Legal News
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Posted 12/06/2012 Compensation payouts to patients whose illnesses were not properly diagnosed or detected too late have increased from ?56 million in 2009-10 to more than ?98 million in 2010-2011.Figures...
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Posted 09/03/2012 The current proposals to prevent access to justice for many people in claims of medical negligence through the use of legal aid funding is being highlighted by former...
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Posted 24/01/2011 Councils get go ahead to use powerful weapon in planning permission enforcement Individuals who try to bend the rules on planning permission have been dealt a blow following...
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Posted 16/05/2012 Benjamin Ward, a solicitor in Ashtons Legal’s medical injury team, has secured a settlement of ?27,000 for a woman who underwent substantial pain and suffering when a hospital...
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Posted 09/08/2010 The parents of a boy who was killed when a tree branch at a National Trust property fell on him are suing the organisation. Daniel Mullinger was killed...
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Posted 16/06/2015 Ashtons Legal have advised Marlows DIY & Garden Centre Limited (“Marlows”), the independent home and garden centre based in Bury St Edmunds, on their sale to The Con...
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Posted 18/04/2012 The Care Quality Commission have announced that following their visit to the James Paget Hospital on 1st March 2012, standards were found to be lacking despite previous recommendations...
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Posted 05/02/2014 The inquest opens next week (Monday 10th February) at Sprowston Manor Hotel in Norwich into the tragic deaths in January 2011 of four men who were working on...
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Posted 15/07/2012 Changes to planning law are going to result in applications for barn conversions being fast-tracked, it has been revealed by the government.According to the planning minister Greg Clark,...
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Posted 04/08/2010 People looking to carry out estate planning should be aware that they may be eligible for inheritance tax exemption if they own farmland. According to This Is Money,...
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Posted 16/07/2012 Changes to planning law that could affect pubs across the UK have moved a step closer to being introduced.According to a report by Big Hospitality, the Ten Minute...
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Posted 19/04/2010 Night staff should have the same standard health and safety care as those working during the day to protect them from personal injury says the Health and Safety...
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