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Posted 06/03/2012 Families who want to launch clinical negligence cases to claim compensation for brain injuries sustained during birth will continue to receive legal aid.The government has made changes to...
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Posted 28/01/2013 According to numerous Local Medical Communities (LMCs), a ‘shocking’ amount of GPs are seeking pastoral support due to mental health issues and the stresses and strains of everyday...
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Posted 04/02/2011 Clinical negligence compensation has been awarded to a woman who was left with 40 per cent burns to her body after being scalded in a care home. Jeanette...
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Posted 14/02/2011 A government advisor who was sacked for failing to disclose a report containing potentially controversial views has said he is thinking of taking legal action. Dr Hans Christian...
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Posted 09/11/2012 Ashtons Legal’s Julie Crossley has obtained £4,500 for Mr T, after he received negligent dental treatment. A catalogue of errors resulted in Mr T suffering two years of...
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Posted 04/04/2012 The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) believes the government is right to make changes to employment law regarding dismissals.From this Friday (April 6th), the qualifying period in which...
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Posted 02/03/2011 Many people do not realise that the small print of their home insurance policies contain clauses that invalidate their cover if their property is unoccupied for more than...
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Posted 15/03/2012 The Institute of Directors (IoD) has stated employment law has become “lop-sided” and called for all parties to get behind plans to reform the current system.Director-general of the...
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Posted 19/03/2012 Redundancy law should be reformed by the coalition government, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).Director-general of the organisation John Longworth stated there ought to be a...
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Posted 03/04/2012 Changes to employment law could mean UK employees are at risk of losing their jobs.This is according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which claimed up to 2.7...
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Posted 22/03/2012 Savings and investment firm Standard Life has welcomed the launch of a consultation on the legal processes behind inheritance tax. More specifically, the restriction on the exemption of...
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Posted 16/02/2011 Redundancy will continue to hit the British workforce hard in 2011, a survey has suggested. According to a study carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...
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