Legal News
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Posted 12/01/2010 Leading scientist Baroness Greenfield is to initiate legal proceedings against the Royal Institution (RI) after alleging that it violated employment law when selecting her for redundancy. The neuroscientist...
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Posted 29/04/2012 Tom Ranson, a personal injury lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has succeeded in obtaining a settlement of over ?500,000 for a client, Mr M, who has been suffering chronic...
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Posted 01/02/2010 The excellence and strength in depth of the Ashtons Legal Clinical Negligence team has been recognised in the latest independent survey of the world’s leading lawyers, published by...
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Posted 21/10/2009 UK companies have been warned to expect a rise in the rate of insolvency during 2010 and 2011. Business recovery group Begbies Traynor has stated that the number...
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Posted 14/10/2009 The equity release market in the UK is continuing to hold up amid difficult economic conditions, a new report has revealed. According to figures from Safe Home Income...
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Posted 20/01/2010 An NHS body has called on healthcare bosses to ensure they comply with incoming employment law changes designed to combat discrimination in the workplace. NHS Employers has hosted...
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Posted 07/11/2011 A local authority has been revealed to have paid £1.3 million in pothole-related compensation settlements.As a result, Cardiff City Council is looking into spending ten times this amount...
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Posted 16/02/2012 The family of a man who died as a result of an asbestos-related illness have been paid compensation.Ted Hall, originally from Sunderland, died at the age of 80...
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Posted 26/09/2012 Cancer death rates in the UK are set to fall by almost 17% by 2030, experts predict. Better diagnosis and treatment is the main reason for the change,...
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Posted 09/09/2012 Chemie Gruenenthal, the German-based company responsible for inventing thalidomide has “insulted” those affected by the drug by issuing an “insincere” apology, according to campaigners. The drug, sold in...
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Posted 28/08/2012 A former Norwich City footballer, Darren Eadie, who has battled with depression wants to set up a clinic in Norfolk to help players deal with mental health issues....
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Posted 14/02/2012 The press suggests big changes in the claimant personal injury world are afoot with the private equity buy out of Silverbeck Rymer and the acquisition of Russell Jones...
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