Personal Injury

• Parents urged to keep children off TikTok after suicide video circulates

  • PostedSeptember 11, 2020

  As the children went back to school this week, parents were being contacted by schools to raise awareness of distressing video images on the social media video platform of a...

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• Bury widow appeals to old workmates for memories of asbestos which killed husband

  • PostedApril 6, 2020

  The widow of a Bury St Edmunds man who died recently from an asbestos-related cancer is making a final appeal to former workmates, for information on how he contracted the...

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• Coronavirus: How will it affect my court case?

  • PostedMarch 30, 2020

  The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) has left many of our client’s wondering what will happen to their court case. Whilst the situation is ever changing as the country responds to...

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• Norwich man appeals to old workmates as asbestos exposure threatens his life

  • PostedMarch 26, 2020

  A terminally ill Norwich man is appealing to former workmates to help identify the source of the asbestos which has caused his illness. Last Christmas Barry Henry, aged 84, was...

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• Grieving widow of Arnold man who died of asbestos cancer seeks answers

  • PostedFebruary 18, 2020

  The grieving widow of an Arnold man who died of an asbestos-related cancer is seeking answers as to how he came to contract the deadly disease. Derek Blatherwick, aged 49...

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• £40,000 obtained for family of asbestos-related lung cancer sufferer

  • PostedFebruary 12, 2020

  Ashtons Legal has recently obtained a compensation settlement for the family of a Norfolk man in his 70s who died after a relatively short battle with asbestos-related lung cancer. By...

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• £65,000 obtained for a man who was injured in a road traffic collision

  • PostedFebruary 7, 2020

  Siobhan Thacker, a senior associate in our Personal Injury team, has obtained £65,000 compensation for a man who sustained severe leg injuries, pelvic fractures and suffered a blow to the...

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• Court of Protection and PI Trusts: Jargon Buster

  • PostedFebruary 6, 2020

  Court of Protection – a specialist Court in England & Wales that can make decisions on behalf of people who lack Mental Capacity to make decisions for themselves. The Court...

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• Over £3 million obtained for brain-injured motorcyclist

  • PostedFebruary 6, 2020

  A specialist catastrophic-injury solicitor at Ashtons Legal, and her legal team have obtained a settlement of over £3 million for Mr H. Mr H, a Suffolk man, suffered a severe...

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• £270,000 obtained for a cyclist who was involved in a road traffic accident

  • PostedFebruary 3, 2020

  Siobhan Thacker, a senior associate in our Personal Injury team, has obtained a £270,000 settlement for a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury and numerous serious injuries after he...

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• £30,000 settlement for a woman who was injured after slipping on spilt milk

  • PostedFebruary 3, 2020

  Tim Gleave, a Chartered Legal Executive in our Personal Injury team, has obtained a £30,000 settlement for a lady who slipped on spilt milk at her local supermarket. Mrs X...

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• £1.1m settlement obtained for injured Suffolk man

  • PostedJanuary 28, 2020

  Personal injury specialists at Ashtons Legal, have helped to ensure future treatment and support for a man who had to have a below knee amputation following an incident in which...

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