Legal News
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Posted 21/03/2013 Business can breathe a sigh of relief following the latest statement from the Chancellor, with a package of measures designed to stimulate UK plc. The Spring budget was...
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Posted 12/03/2013 With spring having just been buried under a flurry of snow, and variable weather very much a feature of life in the UK, it is worth recapping on...
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Posted 04/01/2013 David Cameron says there is still a long way to go to raise standards of care in the NHS in England. This comes after a series of critical...
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Posted 25/01/2012 Employment law disputes should be resolved by members of staff and their employers as soon as possible, in a bid to avoid the case going to a tribunal.This...
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Posted 12/01/2012 Hundreds of female council employees are celebrating after Edinburgh City Council agreed to settle on an employment law equal pay case.Staff including classroom assistants and social workers have...
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Posted 19/12/2012 Plans to increase the small claims limit for “whiplash” and possibly all motor accident claims, from £1,000 to £5,000 are now the subject of a Government consultation. Ashtons...
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Posted 19/11/2010 Personal injury compensation has been agreed for a woman who was badly hurt after being crushed between two lorries. Doris Barrera-Torrico, now 31, had been cycling to work...
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Posted 08/03/2013 Ashtons Legal partner, Jeanette Dennis, organised a quiz night on Tuesday 5 March for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Cambridgeshire Committee. 127 people attended the event,...
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Posted 18/01/2012 Cerebral Palsy is thought to be the most common physical disability of childhood. Whilst it is believed that birth asphyxia is responsible for some cases, it has long...
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Posted 21/05/2013 Mild iodine deficiency in pregnant mothers is now thought to result in reduced IQ in their children. It has long been known that iodine was important in the development...
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Posted 04/01/2011 A widow has been awarded compensation after her husband died from the industrial disease mesothelioma. Charles Tipping, 91, had worked for the Great Western Railway in Swindon for...
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Posted 22/04/2013 NHS bosses are considering whether thousands of patients should be treated in new ‘health hotels’ rather than on wards in an effort to relieve the growing pressure on...
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