Legal News
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Posted 14/08/2012 The BBC has reported a 50% increase in diabetes prescriptions in six years and a 6.1% (2.3 million) rise in the number of items prescribed in 2010-11. The...
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Posted 16/08/2012 A man paralysed from the neck down following a serious stroke has lost his High Court case to allow doctors to end his life without fear of prosecution. Tony...
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Posted 10/06/2014 Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £30,000 for the family of Mrs C, who lived in Cornwall. Mrs C developed...
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Posted 01/12/2011 The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed planning law reform that is to proceed as a result of an announcement by the coalition government.Liz Peace, chief executive of...
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Posted 21/08/2014 Doctors who make mistakes in the care of their patients could face tougher sanctions under plans being considered by the General Medical Council (GMC). Under the proposals the regulator...
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Posted 05/11/2009 Ashtons Legal clinical negligence specialist Trefine Maynard looks set to obtain a multi-million pound payout for her client Tahlia Downes. Tahlia, 14, suffered permanent brain damage after being...
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Posted 29/09/2009 Consumers considering equity release as a retirement finance source have been reminded of the need to seek out informed advice. The Equity Release Solicitors’ Alliance (ERSA) has advised...
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Posted 16/07/2012 Statistics have been published today regarding the prescription of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients.Antipsychotic drugs, designed to treat conditions such as schizophrenia, can be prescribed for patients with...
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Posted 27/08/2012 It appears that some women may have multiple miscarriages because they are ‘super fertile’ and their wombs allow embryos to implant even if they are of poor quality...
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Posted 22/08/2012 Tony Nicklinson, who had a devastating stroke in 2005 leaving him unable to do anything for himself, sought legal permission to allow a doctor to assist him in committing...
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Posted 09/12/2011 Reform of the current planning law system should focus on sustainable development.This is the view of Ian Wilson, head of government affairs at the National Trust, who explained...
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Posted 16/12/2010 An 82-year-old from Bath who is suffering from mesothelioma and has just months to live has been awarded £115,000 from his former employer. Bernard Mottram worked for BT...
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