News for Individuals
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The two key themes coming out of the Agriculture Bill’s recent second reading in the House of Lords were the need to preserve standards to protect British farmers and for...
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Nick Peake, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £32,000 for Mr W, an injured driver, who suffered both physical and psychological injuries when another...
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Ashtons Legal Agriculture and Estates’ Partner Jeanette Dennis has been invited to speak at a Farmers Weekly webinar on Farm succession planning during the COVID-19 crisis. The webinar, taking place...
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Ashtons Legal has obtained a substantial financial compensation settlement for the estate of a man who sadly died having lost his battle with mesothelioma. Mr M was a carpenter who...
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If you have suffered an injury because of medical negligence, you may be wondering whether you are eligible to make a claim for compensation. Personal injury claims for medical negligence,...
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Where is your boundary? Who owns a hedge, a ditch, a boundary? Where is that footpath? All these are common issues in land ownership. Many have a new passion for...
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If I gain dual nationality will French law apply to my will? Question Are there implications if I take French (dual) nationality and am resident in France when I die?...
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Can I leave French house to my partner, not my daughter? Question I live in France. I have an unmarried partner. She has put money into my property and is...
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Our French Legal expert, Matthew Cameron, explains the options for those with properties in both France and England in our Q&A below. “My husband and I are in the early...
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Between January & mid-March this year, many Brits had embarked or were about to embark on their journey to buy a property and move to France before the end of...
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Covid-19 has thrown the world into chaos and businesses have had to adapt rapidly to continue to function. Key decisions had to be made quickly and on the basis of...
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Back in the first decade of this millennium, just before the previous recession, gazumping was a relatively common experience in English property transactions. This occurred in a rapidly rising property...
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