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You might run your business as a sole trader or a partnership, or the business might trade as a limited company or limited liability partnership. But why did you choose...
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As the UK approaches the General Election on 4 July 2024, political parties have laid out their manifestos, each presenting distinct visions for employment law reform. This article outlines the...
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If your spouse or civil partner is not a long-term UK resident, the usual unlimited inheritance tax exemption between spouses is capped. Since 6 April 2025, UK inheritance tax has...
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Ali Masterson, Trainee Legal Executive in our Medical Negligence team, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for the family of a woman following her death at the James Paget University...
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This week’s spotlight is on Gemma Helsdon, a Senior Associate in our Norwich Lifetime Planning team. Gemma Helsdon What is your role at Ashtons? I am a Senior Associate in...
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Millions of people across the UK provide unpaid care for a friend or family member who, due to illness, disability, or mental health issues, cannot manage without their support. This...
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The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 introduced a number of changes in April regarding flexible working requests (see our previous article on the topic). While employees can only be...
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A restrictive covenant is a legally binding promise, recorded in a property’s title deeds, that limits how the land can be used for the benefit of neighbouring land. Common examples...
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Ashtons Medical Negligence and Court of Protection teams attended the annual Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL) Conference this week, with Ashtons Head of Medical Negligence, Sharon Allison, presenting on...
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The Ashtons Planning and Regulatory teams have successfully supported a client who had been prosecuted in 2023 by a local authority for failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice,...
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A defendant prosecuted for non-compliance with a planning enforcement notice, may secure an acquittal via the replication of lost appeal rights in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. A...
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The recently called General Election has impacted heavily upon the work of the Government select committees and upcoming drafted legislation. Particularly of note is the work of the Justice Select...
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