Legal News

• £25,000 obtained for inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy

  • PostedOctober 31, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady who suffered inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. Ms S underwent a mastectomy due to...

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• How can I manage someone’s finances if they have not made a Power of Attorney?

  • PostedOctober 26, 2017

  Sadly, there are times in people’s lives when they no longer have the mental capacity to deal with their own affairs and require the support of others to act on...

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• £25,000 for lady following incorrect medical procedures

  • PostedOctober 25, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady whose treatment for bunions was inappropriate and has left her needing to purchase orthotics in...

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• Automated vehicles: but what about insurance?

  • PostedOctober 19, 2017

  Vehicles known as “automated vehicles” are ones where a driver can hand over control to the vehicle. The vehicle is then driven by the on-board technology. This may be for...

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• £20,000 obtained for failure to diagnose prostate cancer

  • PostedOctober 17, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons, has obtained a £20,000 settlement for a man whose prostate cancer was not diagnosed until it had progressed, after doctors missed an...

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• New careless driving offence and life sentences for some fatal driving offences

  • PostedOctober 16, 2017

  The Ministry of Justice has announced its intention to make two changes to the law relating to serious and fatal road traffic offences (16 October 2017). The changes are: 1....

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• Mental Health amongst the young – World Mental Health Day

  • PostedOctober 10, 2017

  Today is World Mental Health Day and Ashtons Legal are supporting this by sharing information which serves as a reminder to all of us to take stock of our own mental...

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• Colin Makin prepares for a day in the wild

  • PostedOctober 10, 2017

  Ashtons’ Associate Colin Makin is busy preparing for a day of trials and challenges as part of a group of executives taking part in I’m a CEO, Get Me Out Of...

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• Drivers’ hours: Sharp increase in roadside fines to come into force

  • PostedOctober 9, 2017

  Two changes relating to fixed penalty offers issued by DVSA and police for tachograph and drivers’ hours offences are soon to be made. The maximum number of different offences for...

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• Unconscious Bias: The Hidden Enemy of Recruitment and People Management

  • PostedOctober 9, 2017

  The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester defines unconscious bias as: “Our implicit people preferences, formed by our socialisation, our experiences, and by our exposure to...

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• Ashtons advise on MBO of Bingham Hall Associates

  • PostedOctober 2, 2017

  Ashtons Legal has recently advised the management team on a successful management buyout of BHA Consulting Limited, the Attleborough-based Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Consultancy business formerly trading as Bingham...

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• Acting as a Financial Attorney?

  • PostedSeptember 29, 2017

  Following a diagnosis of dementia, lots of people will be encourage to ensure they have put plans in place for their future. This may include appointing someone else (an ‘Attorney’)...

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