News for Individuals

• Monitoring of an employee’s private internet use and resulting dismissal justified

  • PostedJanuary 13, 2016

  The European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) has today set down a judgment in the case of Bărbulescu v Romania, with a finding that the employer’s monitoring of the employee’s...

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• Put the Children First

  • PostedDecember 17, 2015

  When parents separate it is ideal to agree from the outset the arrangements for the care of the children, such as which parent the child will principally live with and...

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• Parents win claim against hospital for death of baby girl, but warn new plans may deprive families of justice

  • PostedDecember 14, 2015

  Proposed changes to the law mean families who lose a child or an elderly parent through hospital negligence will have no means of redress, according to a bereaved Kesgrave couple....

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• ‘Tis the season to be jolly…and then tweet about it

  • PostedDecember 2, 2015

  Before the first bottle has even been popped, this time of year always brings headaches for employers and HR managers about the impending office Christmas party. As with all HR...

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• A&E waiting times ‘getting worse’

  • PostedNovember 27, 2015

  New figures suggest waiting times in A&E departments across the UK are worsening as pressures grow in hospitals. The data, collected by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, showed 88%...

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• Living France magazine: Ask the expert

  • PostedNovember 18, 2015

  Whether you’re planning your move to France, or are already living there, Ashtons Legal French legal expert Matthew Cameron aims to keep you fully informed with the best advice for...

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• Guardian Angels

  • PostedNovember 11, 2015

  Did you know that 7th November is the day on which babies conceived on Valentine’s Day are due to enter the world? Life changing events, such as a baby being...

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• Care Planning

  • PostedNovember 10, 2015

  More and more clients have concerns about how care for them or their loved ones will be provided and funded either now or in the future. Common questions include Can...

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• Ducks in Order

  • PostedOctober 22, 2015

  None of us like to think that one day we may not be capable of dealing with our affairs. However, mental incapacity is something that can affect any of us...

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• Gender Pay Gap – Where are we now and how did we get here?

  • PostedOctober 22, 2015

  The most recent figures show that in the UK there is 19% difference between the salaries earned by men and women. The government has now announced that it will be...

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• Ashtons Legal obtains £920,000 injury settlement for electrician

  • PostedMay 5, 2015

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, represented Mr M, in a claim arising out of a motorcycle incident in 2010. Mr M, who was in his 20s,...

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• Bowel cancers ‘spotted too late’

  • PostedApril 23, 2015

  Thousands of people in England are dying from bowel cancer because their disease is not being spotted early enough, a charity has warned. Beating Bowel Cancer found wide variation within...

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