Legal News
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Posted 05/03/2013 Following a two day inquest into the tragic death of Craig Whipps (pictured above), a verdict of accidental death has been recorded. During the inquest, Coroner Mrs Caroline Beasley-Murray has been...
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Posted 17/09/2009 People who are victims of medical blunders should be entitled to receive damages, the government has stated. Victims of clinical negligence should be entitled to claim compensation from...
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Posted 07/10/2010 A record personal injury compensation payout has been approved for a teenager who was left brain damaged and paralysed following a car accident. Chrissie Johnson, then 16, had...
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Posted 29/12/2011 The coalition government has been urged to make sure its changes to the planning law system increase levels of democracy in this area rather than reduce them.Action for...
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Posted 13/06/2012 The poll indicates satisfaction fell from 70% to 58% last year – the largest annual drop since it started in 1983. The 1,096 respondents to the health questions...
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Posted 24/11/2010 A schoolboy is likely to receive up to £2.5 million in personal injury compensation after he sustained lasting injuries in a freak accident in class. Ten-year-old Tommy Brown...
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Posted 15/09/2010 The UK’s largest ever compensation payout for a personal injury claim has been awarded to Manny Helmot, a former champion cyclist. Having represented Guernsey at the 1998 Commonwealth...
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Posted 27/01/2015 The BBC reported today that a study has linked commonly used medicines, including over-the-counter treatments for conditions such as insomnia and hay-fever, to dementia. All of the types...
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Posted 24/09/2012 Tom Ranson of Ashtons Legal injury services has obtained personal injury compensation for Mrs S, from Essex, who required medical treatment after suffering a whiplash injury in a...
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Posted 16/03/2012 Planning law reform has been recommended by the Institute of Directors (IoD) as a way the coalition government could look to reduce the current housing crisis.According to director-general...
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Posted 28/09/2010 Ruth Booy, who heads the Ashtons Legal personal injury team, has obtained a settlement which will enable 15 year old Nicolle Kent from Dereham to access appropriate care...
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Posted 18/09/2012 The UK insurance industry is the largest in Europe and the third largest worldwide. According to a report published last week by the Association of British Insurers (ABI),...
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