Insights
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A worker must receive a minimum of 5.6 weeks of holiday per year and be paid the equivalent of a week’s pay for a week’s leave. This is made up...
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Martyn Hayward, an asbestos-related disease specialist at Ashtons Legal, has helped the widow of a retired Norfolk heating engineer to obtain a five-figure compensation settlement for his premature death. Sadly...
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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, supported by Sarcoma UK. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of Sarcoma and the work that the charity does in highlighting the signs and...
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Ashtons Legal has announced that it will be supporting four charities in 2022 through the Ashtons Charitable Trust and the Charities of the Year initiative. They are East Anglian Children’s...
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From 28 June 2022, a new category of careless driving offence is in force: causing serious injury by careless or by inconsiderate driving. This is intended to address careless or...
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In August 2020, the Government suspended payment of the HGV levy until August 2023. It had been in place since 2014 for heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes gross vehicle...
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Roger Loomes, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has achieved a settlement of £4.4 million to ensure that Mr Y, who has suffered life-changing injuries, can access the care...
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French property owners beware; the French tax office has introduced a new declaration requirement, which concerns all property owners and consists of reporting the occupancy status of their French properties...
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Mid Suffolk District Council has agreed to the quashing of a planning permission it has granted following a successful challenge by Ashtons Legal acting on behalf of an affected neighbour....
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The franchising and corporate teams at Ashtons Legal have advised a US investor on their purchase of 32 Papa Johns’ stores in the UK. HB Pizza Ltd, the UK investment...
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70 companies across the UK from different sectors are to take part in a four-day week pilot, starting on 6 June 2022, which will be the biggest scheme in the...
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Sharon Allison, Partner and Head of Medical Negligence, has achieved a six-figure settlement for her client in a medical negligence claim concerning a negligent blood donation. The client (PS) was...
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