News for Individuals

• Hertfordshire hospital trust once again rated “requires improvement”

  • PostedMarch 4, 2019

  West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been rated “requires improvement” for a second time in a row. Although rated “inadequate” in 2015, this Hertfordshire hospital trust is showing little sign...

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• I may have been partly to blame following a recent Road Traffic Accident – Can I still claim?

  • PostedMarch 1, 2019

  It’s easy as a road traffic victim to question if you may have been partly to blame for a collision. You may ask yourself did I take a second look...

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• Teens more likely to feel depressed, self-harm and not get a full night’s sleep

  • PostedMarch 1, 2019

  A study has found that teenagers are more likely to feel depressed, more likely to self-harm and less likely to enjoy a full night’s sleep than teenagers 10 years ago....

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• £125,000 obtained following a road traffic shunt

  • PostedFebruary 22, 2019

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, obtained compensation of £125,000 for Mr T after he was involved in a road traffic accident. Following the accident, Mr T...

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• Consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents

  • PostedFebruary 22, 2019

  On 25th January 2019, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (‘BEIS’) opened a consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents. The consultation document can be found...

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• Sepsis – new rapid test ‘could save thousands of lives’

  • PostedFebruary 20, 2019

  A new rapid test for earlier diagnosis of sepsis has been developed by University of Strathclyde researchers, which they say could save thousands of lives. They have developed a new...

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• BBC analysis suggests that Gender Pay Gap is growing

  • PostedFebruary 20, 2019

  The BBC has completed analysis on the private companies that have published their latest gender pay gap figures and notes that 4 in 10 companies are reporting wider gaps than...

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• When does an employer have knowledge of an employee’s disability under the Equality Act 2010?

  • PostedFebruary 19, 2019

  This was the question addressed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the recent case of Lamb v The Garrard Academy. An individual is considered disabled if they have a physical...

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• NHS admits to mistakenly inserting wrong metal plates to fix fractures

  • PostedFebruary 15, 2019

  An unnamed NHS Trust has identified seven cases where patients have been treated incorrectly for fractured bones, with flexible reconstruction plates being inserted rather than the more rigid plates. Allegedly...

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• The vasectomy service’s waiting list becomes “unmanageable”

  • PostedFebruary 15, 2019

  Oxfordshire’s clinical commissioning group (CGC) may start to limit the number of men who are able to have NHS vasectomies, or stop offering them at all in order to reduce...

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• Ashtons Legal successfully concludes claim for former retained Suffolk firefighter

  • PostedFebruary 14, 2019

  Ashtons Legal has secured a substantial provisional damages settlement for Mr Jordan, a retired retained firefighter from Suffolk. Mr Jordan was exposed to asbestos in unprotected conditions during his career...

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• UK driving licences and Driver CPC: driving in the EU from 29 March 2019

  • PostedFebruary 14, 2019

  There is some possibility that the UK may not have agreed any ‘deal’ with the EU by the day it is due to leave the EU. So, what happens if...

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