News for Individuals

• £25,000 for lady following incorrect medical procedures

  • PostedOctober 25, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady whose treatment for bunions was inappropriate and has left her needing to purchase orthotics in...

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• £20,000 obtained for failure to diagnose prostate cancer

  • PostedOctober 17, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons, has obtained a £20,000 settlement for a man whose prostate cancer was not diagnosed until it had progressed, after doctors missed an...

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• New report on possible impact of Brexit on UK farming industry

  • PostedOctober 12, 2017

  Average farm profitability could drop from £38,000 to £15,000 a year in the worst case scenario as a result of policy and performance challenges that come from Brexit, modelling work...

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• Mental Health amongst the young – World Mental Health Day

  • PostedOctober 10, 2017

  Today is World Mental Health Day and Ashtons Legal are supporting this by sharing information which serves as a reminder to all of us to take stock of our own mental...

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• Unconscious Bias: The Hidden Enemy of Recruitment and People Management

  • PostedOctober 9, 2017

  The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester defines unconscious bias as: “Our implicit people preferences, formed by our socialisation, our experiences, and by our exposure to...

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• Acting as a Financial Attorney?

  • PostedSeptember 29, 2017

  Following a diagnosis of dementia, lots of people will be encourage to ensure they have put plans in place for their future. This may include appointing someone else (an ‘Attorney’)...

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• Applying Lasting Powers of Attorney in France

  • PostedSeptember 28, 2017

  Our previous blogs this World Alzheimer’s Month have covered why you should consider putting a Property & Financial Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney (‘LPA’) in place; but what if you...

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• Public Rights of Way

  • PostedSeptember 25, 2017

  While we stood reviewing court paperwork in the middle of a field last week, my farmer client regarded two individuals walking their dogs past us. The walkers were taking advantage...

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• The risks of ‘DIY’ Lasting Powers of Attorney and Alzheimer’s

  • PostedSeptember 22, 2017

  Many people with Alzheimer’s will eventually reach a point where they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves – this is known as lacking ‘mental capacity’. A Lasting...

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• Inquest into death of a Cambridge woman, who died whilst an inpatient at Fulbourn Hospital

  • PostedSeptember 20, 2017

  The inquest is taking place this week at Huntingdon Town Hall into the death of a Cambridge woman, Hannah Allum, who took her own life whilst in a mental hospital....

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• Good practice vital for employers in managing tribunal claims

  • PostedSeptember 19, 2017

  In July, the Supreme Court ruled that employment tribunal claim fees were unlawful, and now it’s been confirmed that an ex-employee has been granted an extension of time to pursue...

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• Testing, testing… Numerous types of HGV (and fast tractors) to lose exemptions

  • PostedSeptember 15, 2017

  If it’s grey and has a trunk then it’s probably an elephant – even if you call it a giraffe, a lion or a leopard. And so it is with...

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