Legal News
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Posted 06/05/2010 A pushchair manufacturer accused of causing injuries to scores of children has agreed to settle compensation claims with their families. More than 40 children in the UK aged...
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Posted 14/04/2010 Employers have been reminded that they must do all they can to avoid personal injury in the workplace after an incident in which a multinational was prosecuted. Steelmaker...
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Posted 12/08/2009 More than 2.4 million people in the UK are now out of work – the highest figure in 14 years. This means the overall unemployment rate across the...
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Posted 09/04/2012 Around 700,000 babies in the UK are tested for genetic conditions such as cystic fibrosis every year. A further five debilitating conditions will be tested for in this...
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Posted 20/04/2010 Anyone approaching retirement should consider the benefits of equity release, according to Safe Home Income Plans (Ship). The industry body for the equity release sector made the suggestion...
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Posted 04/10/2009 A union has urged the government to strengthen employment law in order to protect temporary and agency workers from being exploited. Unite has welcomed new legislative commitments to...
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Posted 07/10/2009 An executive from Oxford has commenced a bid to have his environmental views recognised under employment law relating to religious discrimination. Tim Nicholson, 42, has alleged that he...
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Posted 20/04/2012 Well-established property markets such as the one in France are going to remain popular among investors from the UK.This is the view of Liz Rowlinson, editor at A...
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Posted 01/10/2009 Workers who suffer from pleural plaques as a result of work with should be allowed to make compensation claims, according to a campaigner. Anne Craig of the Mick...
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Posted 03/04/2012 Date: 28 June 2012Author: Benjamin Ward The Government has announced new plans for junior doctors which will include an obligation for them to shadow more experienced doctors for...
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Posted 24/05/2010 Employers may need to educate their workers more about health and safety in order to avoid accidents which may lead to personal injury claims. This is the suggestion...
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Posted 28/03/2014 Siobhan McWhinney, a personal injury specialist solicitor at Ashtons Legal, has obtained settlements in excess of £115,000 for the wife and children of a man who died when...
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