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Ashtons Legal has advised well-known Norfolk businessman John Dingle, owner of Dingles Motor Group, on its sale to Sussex-based St Leonard’s Motors in early July for an undisclosed seven figure...
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A recent study by Prudential found women retiring this year will be on average £6,400 worse off per year than their male counterparts. The “retirement income gender gap”, as it...
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The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices was published yesterday. It covers employment practices in the UK and focused on the “gig economy” and employment status amongst other more general...
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A case fought by Ashtons’ client, Marnie George, the niece of the late Reginald ‘Rex’ Lucraft, has resulted in a carer being jailed for 32 months for defrauding Mr Lucraft...
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Proposed Employment Tribunal Claimants who are required to contact ACAS for Early Conciliation (EC) should take note that they must get the identity of the proposed Respondent employer right at...
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Anglia Asbestos Diseases Support Group (AADSG) special ‘Action Mesothelioma Day’ service was attended by over 250 people in St. Edmundsbury Cathedral last Sunday (2 July 2017), including AADSG members, patients,...
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Ashtons Legal has advised Derek and Jane Kuziw, the shareholders of Mildenhall headquartered company Anders + Kern, on its sale to RedstoneConnect PLC in a deal worth £1.4m. Anders +...
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The Sentencing Council announced on 4 July 2017 that it is consulting on the sentencing of manslaughter offences, with a view to increasing custodial sentences. There are no existing guidelines...
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UPDATE: As of 01/08/17 the scam website www.ashtonpllp.com is no longer live. It has come to our attention today (30/06/2017) that elements of our website have been cloned and amalgamated...
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On 15 April 1989 the Hillsborough tragedy occurred when 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives at the Sheffield Wednesday football ground. The events of that day are well known as...
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In May 2017 the BBC investigated claims that patients were waiting over a year for operations at the Kettering General Hospital after David Phelan, a hospital trust governor, found discrepancies...
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An inquest opens tomorrow (29 June) at Norwich Coroners Court into the death of a high flying Norwich law student. The family will be represented by a medical injury specialist...
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