Legal News
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Posted 27/09/2012 Damian Humphrey and Simon Parker, who are former Associates at Ashtons Legal Solicitors have been promoted to become Partners in the firm from 1st October. Adrian Mundell, who...
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Posted 28/11/2013 Almost every adult ought to have a Will and a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), but many people fail to make or update these documents … and then...
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Posted 19/04/2016 By: James Tarling Media reporting on the so-called Panama Papers has focused on the tax affairs of wealthy individuals and international organisations, but the hacking of client files...
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Posted 08/08/2013 Visit Ashtons Legal (on Stand 59) at the French Property Exhibition where we will be exhibiting from 20 – 22 September 2013. The exhibition takes place at London’s Olympia...
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Posted 19/06/2013 The decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Prest v Petrodel, has led to Yasmin Prest being given a share in the fortune of her husband, Michael Prest’s successful...
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Posted 27/01/2014 Hard on the heels of Britain’s longest-running and most bitter divorce, the Government has said it will be pushing more couples towards mediation, whilst the price of applying...
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Posted 23/06/2009 An NHS hospital is facing a compensation claim from a patient who suffered severe pains after a routine operation. Lynn Main is alleging that clinical negligence during a...
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Posted 27/06/2013 Ashtons Legal is sorry to be losing Brenda Head who is retiring as a lawyer after nearly 27 years. Brenda set up our predecessor firm, Graham & Oldham’s...
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Posted 23/06/2011 A growing number of women could be looking to hire a residential conveyancing solicitor ahead of a house purchase. According to new research from Post Office Mortgages, 1.8...
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Posted 18/11/2014 This question was dealt with recently in the case of Davies v London Borough of Haringey, where an Assistant Teacher was suspended from teaching by her local authority....
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Posted 29/09/2010 A rise in the number of investors turning to alternative assets could indicate growing optimism over the UK commercial property sector. JP Morgan Asset Management revealed in a...
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Posted 04/06/2009 People in the UK have been urged to ensure they write a legally-binding will before they die. According to wealth protection specialist Caroline Wallis, not having a will...
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