Medical Negligence
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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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May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about Skin Cancer and its symptoms. This is a particularly important cause as the weather is warming up...
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Following an investigation spearheaded by Mum of Beatrice, Emily Barley and Channel 4 today, light is shone on serious concerns families and whistle-blowers alike have regarding the conduct of the...
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Sharon Allison from Ashtons Legal LLP has been appointed as the first female chair of The Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL). Sharon previously held the role of Vice Chair...
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Families and their legal representatives were disappointed this week when the Ministry of Justice’s review of bereavement damages resulted in no change to eligibility or value. General current information provided...
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April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of bowel cancer and funds to help support the work carried out by charities such as...
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As we draw to the end of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, it is worth reiterating the signs and symptoms of this common type of cancer which begins in the cells...
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Purple Day, 26 March 2023, is the biggest international fundraising and awareness day in the epilepsy calendar and is celebrated by the epilepsy community from all over the world. Purple...
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Sometimes a letter will be received through the letterbox from the Police in the form of a Notice of Intended Prosecution. This may be entirely unexpected. What steps need to...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a Medical Negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr J, who sustained an elbow dislocation when he was approximately nine years old. He...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a Medical Negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr X, whose wife died as a result of a hospital’s failure to identify and...
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