Legal News
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Posted 12/01/2015 Patients are to be given the option to refer themselves for cancer tests, as part of an NHS England bid to diagnose an extra 10% of people early. ...
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Posted 15/09/2009 Older property owners have been called upon to consider the potential role that equity release can play in financing their retirement plans. The Pensions Policy Institute has advised...
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Posted 24/05/2012 Two people have had stem cells transplanted into their eyes as part of a clinical trial to restore sight. Both have corneal blindness and until now the only...
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Posted 17/01/2012 Supermarket chains hoping to build new stores in town centres may see their applications turned down in the near future under reform of the planning law system.Meon Valley...
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Posted 11/11/2009 Companies and workers have been reminded of the continuing health risk posed by in modern workplaces. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called on tradesmen and businesses...
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Posted 11/09/2011 Planning law reform could be in doubt following the leak of an email that suggested a minister is working closely with industry to push through his proposals. According...
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Posted 18/06/2012 A new tribunal has been set up to consider whether doctors are fit to practice. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has the power to remove or suspend...
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Posted 19/03/2012 A local councillor has described a recent planning law decision as being a victory for communities.Developers have been submitting applications to build on sites across the west of...
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Posted 27/10/2009 Trade union the GMB has urged the government to give the right to make compensation claims back to sufferers of -related pleural plaques. The GMB has echoed recent...
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Posted 05/02/2013 Most of us are familiar with the concept of ‘whiplash’ as a nasty side-effect of many road traffic incidents. Many in the construction industry will be familiar with ‘vibration...
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Posted 15/01/2015 Twenty-five different cancer treatments will no longer be funded by the NHS in England, health chiefs have announced. NHS England announced the step after it emerged the £280m Cancer...
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Posted 13/11/2009 Harriet Harman has pledged the government’s support to combating pay discrimination against women with forthcoming employment law changes. The minister for women and equality stated that moves towards...
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