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Goods and Passenger Drivers’ Hours: changes relating to rests and fixed penalties

PostedNovember 3, 2017

A change to the enforcement approach relating to weekly rests and where they can be taken came into force on 1 November 2017. Separately, a change in the scope of...

Legal threat to NHS as drug companies challenge proposals to provide patients with cheaper alternatives

PostedNovember 2, 2017

Research has led to the discovery that a drug costing £12 is as effective as injections costing £800. Drug companies who produce the more expensive injections argue that the use...

Selfie shots signal end to informal financial management

PostedNovember 2, 2017

International payment processor Visa is launching a platform to allow banks to integrate biometric security that will use selfies, fingerprints or voice records to approve purchases in the drive against...

Family finances make divorce negotiations increasingly complex

PostedNovember 1, 2017

Divorce rates are on the rise, according to the latest statistics, and with the increase in the value of family assets, couples should do more to face up to financial...

£25,000 obtained for inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy

PostedOctober 31, 2017

Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady who suffered inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. Ms S underwent a mastectomy due to...

How can I manage someone’s finances if they have not made a Power of Attorney?

PostedOctober 26, 2017

Sadly, there are times in people’s lives when they no longer have the mental capacity to deal with their own affairs and require the support of others to act on...

£25,000 for lady following incorrect medical procedures

PostedOctober 25, 2017

Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady whose treatment for bunions was inappropriate and has left her needing to purchase orthotics in...

Ashtons Legal appoints new Business Managers

PostedOctober 24, 2017

Ashtons Legal has created and filled new Business Manager roles in a move designed to ensure that their experienced lawyers are able to concentrate on providing quality legal advice to...

Automated vehicles: but what about insurance?

PostedOctober 19, 2017

Vehicles known as “automated vehicles” are ones where a driver can hand over control to the vehicle. The vehicle is then driven by the on-board technology. This may be for...

£20,000 obtained for failure to diagnose prostate cancer

PostedOctober 17, 2017

Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons, has obtained a £20,000 settlement for a man whose prostate cancer was not diagnosed until it had progressed, after doctors missed an...

New careless driving offence and life sentences for some fatal driving offences

PostedOctober 16, 2017

The Ministry of Justice has announced its intention to make two changes to the law relating to serious and fatal road traffic offences (16 October 2017). The changes are: 1....

New report on possible impact of Brexit on UK farming industry

PostedOctober 12, 2017

Average farm profitability could drop from £38,000 to £15,000 a year in the worst case scenario as a result of policy and performance challenges that come from Brexit, modelling work...