News for Individuals
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Further woes for Sports Direct whose working practices were the subject of Parliamentary scrutiny as it is reported that ex CEO Dave Forsey is to be charged criminally for a...
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A landmark victory in the Supreme Court has seen a Northern Ireland woman win a share of her former partner’s pension, with commentators saying it’s likely to add impetus to...
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Rural estate agents are predicting that the Basic Payment (BPS) subsidy scheme in place for farmers may fall by 20% post Brexit with a continuing decline after 2020 Farmers are...
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An inquest will be held on Monday (20 February ) into the death of a Bury St Edmunds man who took his own life whilst in a hospital’s mental health...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons, has obtained a £50,000 settlement for Mr H, after he was left bedbound and incontinent following an operation that he needn’t have...
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Despite many technological advances at HM Land Registry over the past few years, registration of a transfer of a piece of land simply cannot be registered instantly. So, between the...
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Roger Loomes has obtained a £35,000 settlement for Mrs M, a retired lady who was injured while on holiday abroad. Mrs M was holidaying in Spain with her husband and...
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Every 24 hours the NHS sees 1 million patients; it has 1.7 million staff and is the fifth largest employer in the world. As a result it absorbs eye-watering amounts...
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Louise Harper, a member of Ashtons’ personal injury team, has obtained £9,500 for Ms A who fell down unmarked steps in a hotel and fractured her ankle. The hotel’s insurers...
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The Court of Appeal has today determined the case of Pimlico Plumbers & Charlie Mullins v Gary Smith, which concerned the employment status of Gary Smith and the other plumbers...
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Ashtons Legal are urging those involved in projects which create jobs and growth in the rural economy to apply for grant funding under the Government’s RDPE Growth Programme. In Norfolk, Suffolk...
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Julie Crossley, a member of the Ashtons’ medical negligence team, has obtained a £13,000 settlement for the family of an elderly lady who had suffered an unwitnessed fall while in...
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