News for Individuals
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Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £300,000 for Mrs T, who lost her mobility as a result of negligent treatment in a care home. Mrs...
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Government Help to Buy Changes will reduce number of eligible applicants by over one third from 2021
Changes announced in the most recent Budget will mean that over a third of homebuyers, who used a Government Help to Buy Equity Loan to buy a new home in...
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Ashtons Legal asbestos team are delighted to be supporting hospices around the country as part of the work they do to support sufferers of mesothelioma, the terminal asbestos-related disease. A...
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A former Hornchurch teacher is appealing to former colleagues for help, as he seeks answers after diagnosis of a form of cancer associated with exposure to asbestos. He believes he...
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In 2013 the Government introduced the concept of a “protected conversation” under section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Section 111A allows an employer or employee to make an...
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The case of Evans v Xactly Corporation Limited considered questions of disability and race discrimination, with the Claimant bringing proceedings for a number of breaches of the Equality Act 2010....
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The public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal will be the largest inquiry ever to be held in Britain. Almost 1,300 people have signed up as ‘core participants’ – many...
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Remember, remember, the fifth of November… Every year it’s impossible not to remember the (allegedly) treasonous acts of a group of men as they planned to blow up Parliament, thanks...
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Aspirin is a common medicine highly effective in controlling pain, fever and inflammation; but it is also used for thinning the blood and reducing the risk of serious problems such...
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Phoebe Osborne, a personal injury solicitor at Ashtons who specialises in asbestos-related disease claims, has obtained three mesothelioma claim settlements this month amounting to nearly £500,000 for families in Norfolk,...
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Siobhan Thacker, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £350,000 for a man whose previous solicitors failed to obtain as much compensation for him as he was due,...
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Diane Hilton, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £40,000 for a woman who was injured in a cycling incident. Ms P was thrown from her bike after...
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