News for Individuals
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Sensible wealth protection planning, for those who can afford it, will often include an intention by people to gift a property down to their children. In accordance with UK tax...
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Three people have died after receiving delayed care from the South East Coast Ambulance Service, caused as a result of failures with a computer call-handling system. Mrs Filby rang an...
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A new strain of toxin producing group A streptococcus is spreading across England and Wales. Strep A causes many different infections – ranging from a sore throat to scarlet fever....
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It was once said that the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner did not compose nine symphonies but composed one symphony nine times. More of that later. In the meantime the Health...
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A Will is one of the most important documents anyone can make. It lets people know what you want to happen to your money, possessions and property after you die...
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After a hugely successful first year, Ashtons has this month relaunched its Wills Year initiative where a donation for each Will completed in an entire year will be donated to...
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Louise Harper and Tijana Bencedic, members of the Ashtons Legal personal injury team, have obtained £38,500 for Mr P, whose back gave way while he was lifting paving slabs manually...
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Government consultation recently closed on 29th April this year which looked at regulation of confidentiality clauses within non-disclosure agreements or NDAs. In the employment context this means confidentiality clauses as...
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Case update: Brazel v The Harpur [2019] EWCA Civ 1402 At the beginning of the year, we reported on the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision in the case of Brazel v...
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By the end of 2021, a quarter of UK households will rent privately. That’s approximately 5.8 million households renting, due to the combination of soaring house prices and salaries remaining...
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The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has announced a spending review that will see an extra £6.2bn going towards the NHS next year. This will include £210m for frontline staff. This should...
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An update on the rights of EU Citizens to work in the UK after Brexit. Current position citizens of EU Member States have the right to live and work in...
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