Legal News
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Posted 30/09/2016 By: Jessica Piper This October is not bringing as many changes as usual for employers, but there is the annual update to National Minimum Wage rates to be...
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Posted 30/06/2013 After nearly two years of negotiations, a deal on the reform of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) was finally agreed in Brussels on 26 June 2013. The final...
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Posted 02/10/2015 Each October brings changes to the world of employment law, and employers should be aware of the following changes that are now in force: 1. Increase in the...
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Posted 25/11/2014 Ben Ward, a medical injury solicitor at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £5,270 in damages for Mr M, a 43 year old man, for the failure of doctors at...
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Posted 01/06/2009 Public sector bodies are more likely to be on the receiving end of legal action from disgruntled employees. According to research by EMW Picton Howell, more than a...
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Posted 03/06/2009 The widow of a shipyard worker is taking legal action after claiming her husband died of an industrial disease. Ted Parkins died of asbestos-related lung cancer two years...
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Posted 29/06/2009 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has insisted that the number of workplace deaths is still too high. According to the latest figures from the regulator, 180 people...
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Posted 22/10/2013 Ashtons Legal will be holding a half day seminar in conjunction with Prism Corporate Broking on Tuesday 19 November at our Norwich office.The event is aimed at owners or senior...
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Posted 09/10/2012 Ashtons Legal’s acclaimed Personal Injury team now has a permanent full-time presence in the firm’s Cambridge office. Ruth Booy, Head of Injury Services, Justina Molloy (Associate), Mark Copley...
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Posted 24/06/2015 Pictured L to R: Richard Dubery, Debbie Buccifero, Ross Blows and Charlotte Sullivan. Our Court of Protection team continues to expand and we are delighted to welcome four new...
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Posted 05/04/2016 By: Claire Sleep Gender pay gap reporting has been on the government’s agenda for some time now. The government put in place a voluntary scheme in 2011 to...
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Posted 06/05/2014 The BBC reported today that the first national study of asthma deaths in the UK shows that people suffering from asthma are dying unnecessarily because of complacency among...
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