Insights
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The Online Safety Bill (the ‘Bill’), which began life as a Green Paper in 2017, is drawing ever closer to reaching Royal Assent and is currently at the Report Stage...
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Last month, the government announced plans to introduce new legislation to limit the duration of non-compete clauses, a type of restrictive covenant, as part of its drive for economic growth....
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The French government recently announced that it was suppressing one of the local taxes applicable to residential property, the taxe d’habitation, although only for ones principal residence. It follows from...
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Disputes around Inheritance and challenging the validity of Wills can often be referred to as ‘Contentious Probate’. What are the grounds for Contesting a Will? There are various grounds for...
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Ashtons Legal is pleased to announce their move to a new Ipswich office at Portman House in the town. Ashtons Legal employ over 400 people in its offices across the...
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In McQueen v General Optical Council [2023] EAT 36, the Employment Appeal Tribunal was asked to consider neurodiversity and discrimination arising in consequence of the Claimant’s disability. Background to the...
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Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive in our Medical Negligence team, has obtained a settlement for the family of Mr M who sadly died following delayed treatment for a sigmoid volvulus...
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Cosworth is an automotive engineering company specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, clean fuel powertrains and electronics for automobile racing and mainstream automotive industries. In recent times, Cosworth has diversified...
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In general, most people will only ever have a single valid Will in operation at any one time in their lives. However, where individuals own property in different countries and...
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Ruth Houghton, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for her client who suffered a delay in diagnosis for a severed ligament. Mrs N dropped a...
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Medical Negligence specialist, Amanda Cavanagh, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mrs X, who following a fall at home, sustained a right hip fracture in June 2017. Prior to the...
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An Inquest was heard into the death of a young mother, which could have been avoided, but for the loss of a doctor’s advice against natural childbirth. The Winchester Coroner’s...
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