Legal News
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Posted 01/08/2010 More people could be prompted to seek legal services in order to set up their own businesses after the comments of one industry expert. Damian Reece, head of...
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Posted 14/06/2011 Reforms to commercial law that are intended to make it easier for small and medium-sized firms to protect their intellectual property have been announced by the government. The...
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Posted 25/05/2011 A change in employment law that would require firms to have a set number of women at boardroom level should be considered by the government, according to one...
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Posted 28/11/2013 The Court of Appeal sent out a clear message yesterday that deadlines imposed on parties will be strictly applied. In the case of Andrew Mitchell v News Group...
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Posted 26/06/2011 Many Somerset County Council employees are speaking out against redundancy payment cuts. Under employment law, some workers who are set to lose their jobs will only be entitled...
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Posted 27/07/2010 An employer has been ordered to pay a former member of his workforce
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Posted 22/09/2010 A woman who was told she had gallstones when she actually had a serious form of cancer has said she is considering lodging a claim for clinical negligence...
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Posted 03/08/2010 A man has won a compensation claim against a hospital accused of clinical negligence following the death of his wife. According to Getreading.co.uk, Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, the...
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Posted 25/09/2013 It has been another successful year for Ashtons Legal in the independent review of UK law firms, The Legal 500, which was published yesterday. Having joined East Anglia’s...
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Posted 22/07/2010 A report issued recently by the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) and featured in this week’s Nursing Times (link below), reveals that stillbirth rates are falling...
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Posted 24/10/2013 The mocked “obesity excuse” of being born with a slow metabolism is actually true for some people, say researchers. A team at the University of Cambridge has found...
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Posted 08/06/2011 MPs have urged the government to amend agricultural laws to ensure dairy farmers tied into commercial contracts are offered a fair price for their products. Dr Dan Poulter,...
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