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Posted 05/03/2015 A 32 year old pregnant woman who experienced agonising abdominal pain and thought she was going into labour was diagnosed with bowel cancer. She had an emergency caesarean...
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Posted 10/08/2010 Some British companies could be breaching employment law by failing to give staff their full holiday entitlements. A WorkMonitor survey carried out by Randstad found that while 67...
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Posted 12/02/2015 Further evidence of poor management at a mental health trust comes after it is revealed that criticisms last week were first levelled at them eight years ago, but...
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Posted 11/05/2011 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked the high court to block compensation claims from the families of four soldiers who died in Iraq. Relatives of Private Lee...
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Posted 04/01/2010 Recession-hit businesses should continue to be aware of the threat of insolvency, despite recent signs of an economic upturn. This is the view of the insolvency trade body...
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Posted 07/01/2010 Companies in Norfolk could be faced with a larger risk of insolvency in 2010 than they were last year, according to an expert. Dr Jerome Healy, lecturer in...
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Posted 30/03/2010 Employment law experts have said that many more people may be eligible to claim compensation from their employers following a case which highlighted discrimination by association. Sharon Coleman,...
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Posted 25/07/2013 An MP has called for an inquiry after surgeons said that patients had died waiting for heart surgery at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. The Royal...
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Posted 09/09/2013 Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has given the assurance that Accident & Emergency (A&E) units in England should be able to meet their four hour waiting time targets this...
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Posted 20/07/2015 The corporate team at Ashtons Legal has advised Marriott Sinclair in a deal which will see RPC Consulting acquire the UK-based software and consultancy business. The deal means...
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Posted 07/01/2010 Bad weather inevitably results in more falls and injuries than usual. Despite that, very few people who fall and hurt themselves in the snow will have a claim...
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Posted 30/12/2009 People thinking of investing in agricultural land in order to avoid inheritance tax (IHT) have been told to ensure they take professional advice before moving ahead with their...
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