Legal News
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Posted 13/01/2010 Equity release schemes can be a potentially beneficial source of income for those struggling to manage their debt repayments. This is the advice of Key Retirement Solutions, which...
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Posted 07/07/2010 A charity spokesperson has urged the government to clarify the employment law surrounding retirement age as soon as possible. Michelle Mitchell of Age UK said that new plans...
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Posted 20/01/2010 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has backed recent forecasts suggesting that UK businesses are to face an increasing risk of insolvency over the coming months. Matthew Fell,...
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Posted 29/07/2013 The BBC reported today a study which suggests that nurses are having to “ration” care because of time pressures. The study published in BMJ Quality & Safety which...
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Posted 20/10/2013 Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £37,500 for an elderly lady who is now reliant on family members for her...
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Posted 16/03/2015 The recent ruling in the ‘Blurred Lines trial’, which awarded more than $7.3m to the family of Marvin Gaye, might just be one of the most significant legal...
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Posted 20/05/2010 A woman who was overlooked for a promotion because of her age has been awarded compensation at an employment law tribunal. Linda Sturdy, now 60, had applied for...
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Posted 21/10/2013 The BBC reported today that foreigners are entitled to various treatments, including emergency care. Up to £500m could be recovered from overseas visitors’ and migrants’ use of the...
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Posted 26/05/2010 A man who was left in agony after an operation went wrong has received an undisclosed sum in clinical negligence compensation. Gerald Morgan, 60, had been struggling with...
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Posted 23/12/2009 British workers have seen their susceptibility to the risk of joblessness and redundancy increase over the last year, according to new research. Figures published by the Trades Union...
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Posted 11/08/2013 A recent study of 120 men and women, half of whom have autism, revealed that more work is required to understand how autism affects girls. Autism affects 1%...
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Posted 18/03/2015 For many incorporating a limited company, tax and limited liability considerations are at the forefront of their mind, not the employment status of that company’s directors. However, the...
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