News for Individuals
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Court of Protection – a specialist Court in England & Wales that can make decisions on behalf of people who lack Mental Capacity to make decisions for themselves. The Court...
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The Good Work Plan was a consultation following the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. Following that consultation, various pieces of legislation are to be enacted. Generally, the Good Work...
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Disagreements between banks and business customers happen all the time, whether it is over something minor like contested charges or something more serious like the enforceability of a personal guarantee...
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A specialist catastrophic-injury solicitor at Ashtons Legal, and her legal team have obtained a settlement of over £3 million for Mr H. Mr H, a Suffolk man, suffered a severe...
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In 2017, surgeon Ian Patterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent in relation to unnecessary and inappropriate “cleavage-sparing” mastectomies performed on NHS and private sector patients....
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Siobhan Thacker, a senior associate in our Personal Injury team, has obtained a £270,000 settlement for a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury and numerous serious injuries after he...
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Tim Gleave, a Chartered Legal Executive in our Personal Injury team, has obtained a £30,000 settlement for a lady who slipped on spilt milk at her local supermarket. Mrs X...
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An inquest into the death of a Great Yarmouth woman who died in a fire at her home has revealed that health and social workers involved in the case ‘didn’t...
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An inquest has begun into the death of a woman who died of cervical cancer, despite being given the all-clear from a smear test. Julie O’Connor, 49, died in February...
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A Suffolk hospital has been accused of secrecy, bullying and intimidation after a ‘witch hunt’ was carried out to identify a whistleblower who had raised concerns over a woman’s death....
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Personal injury specialists at Ashtons Legal, have helped to ensure future treatment and support for a man who had to have a below knee amputation following an incident in which...
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Sharon Allison, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, is to represent a family at an inquest that opens tomorrow (29 January). The inquest will be looking into the death...
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