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Posted 12/04/2010 New employment law relating to sick leave and holiday pay is unpopular, research has suggested. Recent changes to the European Working Time Directive give employees the right to...
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Posted 29/07/2013 The BBC reported today a study which suggests that nurses are having to “ration” care because of time pressures. The study published in BMJ Quality & Safety which...
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Posted 20/10/2013 Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £37,500 for an elderly lady who is now reliant on family members for her...
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Posted 16/03/2015 The recent ruling in the ‘Blurred Lines trial’, which awarded more than $7.3m to the family of Marvin Gaye, might just be one of the most significant legal...
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Posted 20/05/2010 A woman who was overlooked for a promotion because of her age has been awarded compensation at an employment law tribunal. Linda Sturdy, now 60, had applied for...
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Posted 21/10/2013 The BBC reported today that foreigners are entitled to various treatments, including emergency care. Up to £500m could be recovered from overseas visitors’ and migrants’ use of the...
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Posted 12/05/2011 A man who was severely brain-damaged in a car accident has been awarded personal injury compensation totalling £3.6 million by a court in Liverpool. Andrew Chin, aged 39,...
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Posted 12/05/2013 Hospital Trusts have admitted to 750 preventable mistakes over the past four years, which include foreign objects being left inside patients and cases of surgery on the wrong...
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Posted 17/03/2010 A woman who insists that she was sacked from her job as a high-flying executive because she was pregnant is seeking compensation with the assistance of her lawyers....
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Posted 02/12/2009 A woman has called for greater responsibility in the hairdressing industry after winning her £2,000 compensation claim against a salon. Charlotte Gilchrist took legal action against her hairdresser...
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Posted 06/06/2011 A man who launched a personal injury claim against supermarket Asda after he slipped on a grape in its Peterborough store has been awarded more than £10,000. It...
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Posted 05/06/2011 Firms hoping not to fall foul of employment law regulations regarding health and safety in the workplace may like to consider bringing in outside help if they are...
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