Legal News
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Posted 17/01/2013 The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has backed the use of a new test which can detect Atrial Fibrillation (AF). This abnormal heart beat is thought to...
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Posted 06/03/2012 Families who want to launch clinical negligence cases to claim compensation for brain injuries sustained during birth will continue to receive legal aid.The government has made changes to...
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Posted 27/02/2012 HR professionals at Ashtons Legal’s HR Forum in Cambridge last Thursday passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in forthcoming changes proposed as part of the Government’s Red...
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Posted 28/01/2013 According to numerous Local Medical Communities (LMCs), a ‘shocking’ amount of GPs are seeking pastoral support due to mental health issues and the stresses and strains of everyday...
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Posted 02/03/2012 Former employees of Hulme Upright have been awarded redundancy payments after the company went into administration. The enterprise was sold to three former directors for £155,000 in July...
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Posted 04/02/2011 Clinical negligence compensation has been awarded to a woman who was left with 40 per cent burns to her body after being scalded in a care home. Jeanette...
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Posted 03/01/2013 Happy New Year from all in the Medical Injury Team at Ashtons Legal. There is no doubt that 2013 will present enormous challenges as two major government policies...
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Posted 14/02/2011 A government advisor who was sacked for failing to disclose a report containing potentially controversial views has said he is thinking of taking legal action. Dr Hans Christian...
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Posted 28/01/2013 A recent decision, dealt with on appeal has reversed a 2010 decision which may have important implications for those wishing to bring claims against banks, independent financial advisers...
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Posted 09/11/2012 Ashtons Legal’s Julie Crossley has obtained £4,500 for Mr T, after he received negligent dental treatment. A catalogue of errors resulted in Mr T suffering two years of...
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Posted 06/02/2013 Dianette is a form of contraception used for the treatment of acne in thousands of young women in Britain.It is only licensed in disorders associated with excess androgen...
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Posted 04/04/2012 The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) believes the government is right to make changes to employment law regarding dismissals.From this Friday (April 6th), the qualifying period in which...
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