Legal News
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Posted 20/12/2013 £20,000 settlement obtained following tragic death of baby Ashtons Legal medical injury specialist Sharon Allison has obtained a £20,000 settlement for her client, Ms T, whose baby died...
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Posted 11/02/2010 A trade union has hailed a recent Court of Appeal ruling over an unequal pay dispute as a potential landmark employment law ruling. Unite has welcomed the court’s...
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Posted 11/03/2011 Two Virgin Atlantic beauty therapists have received a combined £300,000 personal injury compensation payout after suffering strain injuries while giving massages. Jayne Evans received £230,972, while Michelle Hindmarsh...
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Posted 08/11/2013 The BBC reports today that according to a National Audit Office review, the NHS spends nearly £700 on clinical negligence cover for every live birth in England. The review said...
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Posted 22/08/2011 A council is being sued for compensation by residents in Thurrock who say they have become ill as a result of a fire at a nearby recycling plant....
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Posted 15/01/2014 Ashtons Legal medical injury specialist Sophie Bales has obtained £13,750 for Mr O, a man who suffered over two years’ of inappropriate dental treatment. Mr O underwent bridge treatment...
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Posted 21/11/2013 Julie Crossley, a lawyer in Ashtons Legal’s specialist medical injury team, has obtained a £4,000 settlement for Mr M, a man who suffered a pulmonary embolism and collapsed...
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Posted 31/07/2011 Businesses could avoid having to face personal injury claims by laying anti-slip matting on their premises. Jill Joyce, senior policy and technical advisor at the Institution of Occupational...
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Posted 09/12/2013 The NHS in England appears to be rationing access to vital non-emergency hospital care, according to a review by the Dr Foster research group. It comes amid mounting pressures...
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Posted 10/12/2009 The government’s decision to extend its tax relief system for small businesses has been praised for the role it will play in protecting companies against the threat of...
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Posted 11/08/2011 Personal injury compensation is being sought by a man who sustained multiple injuries during a road traffic accident. According to the Yorkshire Post, cyclist Peter Vaughan is to...
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Posted 31/03/2010 Sex discrimination in the IT sector could be prevalent despite employment law to protect workers against it, according to a new survey. A poll carried out by the...
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