Legal News
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Posted 02/07/2012 A former head of an NHS Trust has been paid more than ?500,000 including legal costs as part of a severance deal which also stops him discussing patient...
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Posted 21/02/2012 According to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), Primary Care Health Trusts should be giving diabetes patients a series of nine different health checks every 12 months....
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Posted 11/05/2014 The Ashtons Legal sprint team put in a worthy appearance in Bury St Edmunds yesterday for the final leg of the Women’s Tour of Britain Cycle Race. As the rain...
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Posted 22/01/2010 The increasing popularity of weight loss surgery has led to an increase in the number of clinical negligencecompensation claims in the sector, according to the Medical Defence Union...
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Posted 15/02/2013 As of 1 April, a number of changes to the court rules for bringing claims will kick in. One of the key changes is the increase in the...
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Posted 19/05/2014 Ben Ward, a medical injury solicitor at Ashtons Legal, has secured a settlement of just over £44,500 for Mrs A, a lady in her late eighties, who underwent...
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Posted 21/10/2012 It is easy to assume that pre-nuptial agreements and post nuptial agreements (agreements entered into after a marriage or civil partnership), are something only the rich and famous...
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Posted 15/11/2011 Inheritance tax is an area many people forget about when planning their finances.This is the view of Carl Lamb, managing director of Almary Green Investments, who added some...
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Posted 10/09/2009 A former consultation officer at a London council is to receive a record-breaking compensation payout after he was discriminated against and unfairly selected for redundancy. John Wooster, 52,...
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Posted 03/04/2012 Courts are refusing to hold internet service providers liable for potentially libellous comments posted on their sites, leaving individuals to fight their own battles. With many postings being...
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Posted 17/03/2010 A new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed that many hospitals may not be taking levels of hygiene and cleanliness seriously enough, despite the publicity...
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Anyone looking to start a business needs to ensure they are prepared in order to maximise their chances of getting finance. This is according to Cathryn Hayes, head of franchising...
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