Legal News
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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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Posted 20/09/2010 A man who sought the assistance of dispute resolution solicitors after encountering a problem with buying his council property is celebrating a legal victory. Paul Taylor, 61, applied...
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Posted 10/02/2014 Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce that we have been appointed as members of Santander’s Commercial Panel. This brings the number of panels Ashtons Legal sits on to...
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Posted 01/06/2011 Many employees at UK firms who suffer from mental health issues may still be subject to a stigma in the workplace, despite employment law that makes this discrimination...
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Posted 10/05/2011 Employment laws designed to protect people from being discriminated against in the workplace due to their age may be having an effect, as one expert has claimed it...
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Posted 26/07/2010 UK businesses are not doing enough to ensure they maximise profits from their investment in people, it has been claimed. A new Trends in Human Capital report from...
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Posted 20/04/2011 The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has criticised government proposals to only allow employees to make claims for unfair dismissal after two years in their job rather than one....
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Posted 06/01/2014 With the ongoing threat of harsh winter weather, UK businesses are likely to lose millions of working hours due to employees not turning up for work. Despite many...
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Posted 17/05/2011 A feud between Gordon Ramsay and his wife’s family has escalated after it was revealed the TV chef’s mother-in-law plans to take him to an employment tribunal. Greta...
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