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Posted 07/04/2011 A former soldier is taking legal action against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the amount of compensation he received after being injured in Afghanistan. Sgt Rick Clements,...
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Posted 13/09/2012 A report by Monitor, the Health services watchdog, has said that the standard of breast cancer care services at Stafford Hospital is “deeply dysfunctional”. This was the conclusion...
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Posted 03/10/2012 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced that they have referred the UK motor insurance industry to the Competition Commission. This reflects their concerns that insurance premiums...
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Posted 18/06/2012 A council in the south-east of England has blamed employment law for the need to pay significant amounts of redundancy pay to members of staff who have lost...
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Posted 11/04/2011 Employing careful wealth management techniques could help people to reduce the inheritance tax (IHT) burden they leave behind. Country Life magazine recommended that individuals should know the true...
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Posted 14/04/2011 A nursing home has been forced to pay compensation after a woman died because of its failings in care. Doreen Betts, 78, lived at Kersal Mount Nursing Home...
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Posted 11/06/2012 The government is set to announce changes to employment law this week that it claims will allow members of staff to leave their organisation with “dignity”.Planned reform of...
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Posted 18/04/2011 A new poll has discovered that more than half of UK employees feel they have been discriminated against at work. The survey, carried out by HR consultancy firm...
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Posted 10/04/2011 The Ashtons Legal injury teams are in the running for the ‘Client Care Initiative – Legal Services’ Award at the Claims Innovation Awards 2011. The award is being...
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Posted 24/05/2012 Medical injury lawyer Julie Crossley has obtained ?16,500 for a Cambridgeshire woman who was given treatment without proper explanation of the possible side effects and went on to...
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Posted 25/06/2012 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled individuals who are injured or fall ill while on holiday will be able to claim back the paid leave at...
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Posted 27/08/2012 The coalition government has been urged to do more to encourage individuals to draft Wills.According to Brian McMillan, director-general at the Society of Will Writers, more could be...
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