News for Individuals
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A stealth disease, otherwise known as Haemochromatosis, causes the body to absorb too much iron from food. This is linked to a faulty gene passed from both parents to their...
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A girl, aged eight, has received a payout of £5.85m after she was left needing lifelong care after she sustained serious spinal cord damage at birth. She was delivered at...
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In the case of Brazel v The Harpur Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the ACAS guidance in respect of paying part-time employees and workers on irregular hours a...
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Richard Foyster, a specialist personal injury lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £250,000 for a moped rider involved in a collision. Liability was admitted by the defendant but could not...
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Tony Lane, 54, died in extreme pain after his wife was told that an ambulance would take up to an hour to arrive as he was suffering from a stroke....
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A woman was given erectile dysfunction cream by her dispensing pharmacist instead of eye drops after her prescription was misread. She was provided with Vitaros instead of VitA-POS, a liquid...
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The family of a young Ipswich man who they believe took his own life after he was let down by a mental health trust are to begin court action against...
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Richard Foyster, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained an appropriate settlement for a woman who fell and suffered a head injury. The local council had been replacing...
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Julie Crossley, an associate in Ashtons Medical Negligence team, has obtained £20,000 for a lady who was left with permanent eye damage after she was misdiagnosed with a cluster headache....
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Those in charge of the NHS in England have announced that a recently devised 10-year-plan may save half a million lives through the increased focus on prevention and early detection....
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Richard Foyster, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained over £300,000 for a woman involved in an accident at work. A joint settlement was agreed after Ms L...
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1. Itemised payslips from April 2019 Employers will be required to provide itemised payslips for employees and workers with effect from 6th April 2019. The payslips must show the number...
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