Legal News
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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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Posted 10/03/2010 An increasing number of investors are likely to return to commercial property in 2010 as they perceive the sector to be recovering from the economic downturn. This is...
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Posted 07/12/2011 A report published in the British Journal of Cancer says that nearly half of cancers diagnosed in the UK each year, over 130,000 cancers in total, are caused...
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Posted 08/10/2013 A court battle between software giant Microsoft and broadcasting colossus Sky has delivered a sharp lesson in the need to check out trade marks before launching a new...
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Posted 27/10/2010 Getting around to writing a Will as soon as possible is very important, one expert has stressed. Brian McMillan, director general of the Society of Will Writers, said...
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Posted 21/07/2009 More than one in ten commercial properties in town centres are now vacant, new figures have revealed. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), 12 per cent of...
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Posted 08/07/2010 The number of fatal personal injury cases in the agricultural sector has increased again following a decrease last year. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), there...
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Posted 29/01/2015 Ashtons Legal have recently advised the shareholders of Beam Group Limited in connection with its sale to a large distribution company for an undisclosed sum. Beam – a...
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Posted 08/11/2011 MPs last week voted in favour of cutting medical injury claims out of the legal aid system, despite the opposition of all patient organisations and the organisation that...
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Posted 03/12/2010 Employers across the UK have been urged not to dock the pay of their staff who have been struggling to get to work in this week’s snow and...
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Posted 29/07/2013 Ashtons Legal Solicitors is delighted to announce a number of new Associate appointments from within the firm.Four members of staff have been appointed as Associates, having successfully completed...
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