News for Individuals

• Legal threat to NHS as drug companies challenge proposals to provide patients with cheaper alternatives

  • PostedNovember 2, 2017

  Research has led to the discovery that a drug costing £12 is as effective as injections costing £800. Drug companies who produce the more expensive injections argue that the use...

  Read more

• Selfie shots signal end to informal financial management

  • PostedNovember 2, 2017

  International payment processor Visa is launching a platform to allow banks to integrate biometric security that will use selfies, fingerprints or voice records to approve purchases in the drive against...

  Read more

• Family finances make divorce negotiations increasingly complex

  • PostedNovember 1, 2017

  Divorce rates are on the rise, according to the latest statistics, and with the increase in the value of family assets, couples should do more to face up to financial...

  Read more

• £25,000 obtained for inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy

  • PostedOctober 31, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady who suffered inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. Ms S underwent a mastectomy due to...

  Read more

• How can I manage someone’s finances if they have not made a Power of Attorney?

  • PostedOctober 26, 2017

  Sadly, there are times in people’s lives when they no longer have the mental capacity to deal with their own affairs and require the support of others to act on...

  Read more

• £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...

  Read more

• £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...

  Read more

• 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...

  Read more

• 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...

  Read more

• 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...

  Read more

• 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’)...

  Read more

• 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...

  Read more