Legal News
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Posted 01/12/2009 A lack of regulation in the hairdressing sector is causing many customers to be exposed to the risk of suffering a life-changing personal injury. This is the view...
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Posted 23/03/2012 Julie Crossley, a medical injury lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of ?15,000 for a widow whose husband died following post-road accident treatment in 2008. Mr...
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Posted 08/09/2013 Nurses and midwives in the UK look set to face three-yearly checks from the end of 2015 under proposals currently being put forward by the Nursing and Midwifery...
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Posted 08/03/2010 It has been claimed that patients could be being misled by hospital data which shows that institutions are performing well. According to information seen by the BBC’s Panorama...
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Posted 30/11/2011 Ten care workers have been charged with ill treatment and neglect offences under the Mental Capacity Act following a Panorama programme which covertly filmed the abuse firsthand in...
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Posted 20/01/2015 Ashtons Legal personal injury lawyer Diane Hilton has obtained over £10,000 compensation for a Norfolk woman who fell and broke her nose in a car park. She required surgery...
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Posted 13/08/2009 Clothing firm Abercrombie and Fitch has been found guilty of breaching employment law in the case of a disabled member of staff. Riam Dean was employed at one...
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Posted 06/01/2010 An increasing number of drivers could be at risk of suffering a personal injury from a car accident due to the number of potholes on the road. This...
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Posted 02/02/2012 Hundreds of AstraZeneca employees in the UK could be facing redundancy after the pharmaceutical company revealed it is to launch a major restructuring programme.According to the firm, this...
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Posted 28/11/2011 A study by research company Dr Foster has reported that patients who are admitted to hospital at weekends are 10% more likely to die, due to a shortage...
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Posted 11/08/2009 More and more female employees who fall pregnant could be earmarked for redundancy, experts have warned. According to the Fawcett Society, many employers were breaching employment law by...
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Posted 26/07/2009 David Cameron has suggested that increasing the inheritance tax threshold (IHT) could be delayed if the Conservative Party wins the next general election. Speaking to BBC1’s Andrew Marr...
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