Legal News
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Posted 07/10/2013 Men aged over 50 are less likely to know the symptoms of serious diseases than women according to a recent survey by Saga, a well-known organisation focusing on...
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Posted 09/06/2013 On 1 December 2012 a new body, The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) was created out of a merger of the CRB and the Independent Safeguarding Authority. Existing...
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Posted 17/11/2009 A new report has called for better standards of regulation in the cosmetic surgery sector in order to protect patients from personal injury. Medical experts have commented in...
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Posted 13/07/2009 Companies have been advised to carry out risk assessments to prevent younger employees from suffering a personal injury at work. According to Aviva, there was a “large number”...
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Posted 09/12/2009 The recent recovery of the UK commercial property sector is set to continue with positive returns well into next year, according to a report. Statistics from November 2009...
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Posted 31/01/2012 The recent NHS reforms are potentially one of the most radical plans in the history of the health service, and they are not without controversy. The process has...
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Posted 04/04/2012 Cancer Research UK reports that there has been an 18% increase in the past 10 years in the number of women dying from cancer of the womb. Data...
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Posted 16/02/2011 Clinical negligence compensation has been successfully claimed by a British couple after a series of mistakes made by staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in 2009 led to their...
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Posted 28/02/2012 Date: 28 February 2012 Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, along with Lib Dem peer, Baroness Williams, has called for further amendments to the NHS Bill, limiting competition and...
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Posted 17/09/2009 Companies have been advised to ensure their employment law procedures are “watertight” in order to avoid unnecessary expenditure on administration. The Forum of Private Businesses (FPB) has published...
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Posted 20/02/2015 Rachel Stowe, a member of the Ashtons Legal personal injury team, has shown the importance of perseverance when it comes to pursuing claims against hit and run drivers. ...
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Posted 22/12/2010 Licensed premises across the UK have been warned of their responsibilities with regard to fire safety after an investigation in Wales found a number of pubs and clubs...
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