Legal News
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Posted 25/10/2010 Farms should never sacrifice health and safety in favour of productivity, as a recent case has demonstrated. This is according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which...
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Posted 29/07/2012 An NHS expert has said that the way vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature are monitored in hospitals needs to be standardised across the NHS. Currently...
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Posted 06/10/2009 A woman who took legal action after being excluded from her late father’s Will despite a prior agreement has expressed surprise after a judge ruled against them. Averil...
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Posted 15/12/2009 The European Commission has raised concerns that current employment law in the UK is not providing adequate protection for those facing workplace discrimination. European officials have identified a...
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Posted 08/12/2009 The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned NHS trusts of their responsibility under employment law to protect ethnic minority workers from discrimination. Susie Uppal, director of...
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Posted 14/10/2014 Tom Cook, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has succeeding in obtaining a substantial settlement for the family of a man in his 40s who died unnecessarily...
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Posted 10/10/2010 French football club Marseille have hinted that they are considering a personal injury claim over Hatem Ben Arfa’s recent injury. The striker, who is on loan at Newcastle...
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Posted 24/09/2009 A Norfolk couple whose daughter was killed by an eating disorder have called for an end to clinical negligence in anorexia care. Christopher and Pauline Robinson made a...
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Posted 27/11/2009 Companies have been reminded of the need to ensure they adhere to employment law when making dismissals in order to avoid facing compensation claims. Human resources advisory group...
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Posted 05/10/2010 A woman is suing a supermarket amid allegations that a dead frog she found in a wine bottle caused her to suffer from health problems. Isolde Beesley bought...
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Posted 12/09/2012 Tom Ranson of Ashtons Legal injury services obtained personal injury compensation for a young local man, Mr A, who, as an 11 year old, suffered a very severe...
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Posted 04/12/2009 The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (Ucatt) has hailed the government’s plan to prohibit the blacklisting of workers under employment law. Alan Ritchie, the union’s general...
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