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Posted 21/02/2013 It is believed that public smoking bans have cut the number of children born prematurely and this has been strengthened by new research. A study of 600,000 births found...
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Posted 12/12/2012 The Government has announced it is setting aside £100m to enable up to 100,000 cancer patients to have their entire genetic code sequenced. This should give doctors a...
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Posted 20/12/2013 £20,000 settlement obtained following tragic death of baby Ashtons Legal medical injury specialist Sharon Allison has obtained a £20,000 settlement for her client, Ms T, whose baby died...
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Posted 08/11/2013 The BBC reports today that according to a National Audit Office review, the NHS spends nearly £700 on clinical negligence cover for every live birth in England. The review said...
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Posted 21/11/2013 Julie Crossley, a lawyer in Ashtons Legal’s specialist medical injury team, has obtained a £4,000 settlement for Mr M, a man who suffered a pulmonary embolism and collapsed...
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Posted 10/12/2009 The government’s decision to extend its tax relief system for small businesses has been praised for the role it will play in protecting companies against the threat of...
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Posted 10/01/2014 There has been a rise in complaints to the Legal Ombudsman who has found examples of very poor service where providers have failed to honour agreements or have...
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Posted 01/12/2009 The launch of the Society of Equity Release Advisers (SERA) has been hailed as a positive step which will benefit those looking to release equity. Insurer LV= has...
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Posted 30/11/2009 The Approval Hearing in the case of Helen Walker, a 37 year old Solihull woman, is being heard today in the Royal Courts of Justice in London. She...
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Posted 03/12/2009 A HOTELIER faces having his foot amputated after an allegation of misdiagnosis at Dorset County Hospital. David Knight, from Weymouth, is now seeking compensation from the crisis-hit Dorchester...
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Posted 08/12/2009 A private sector business group has urged the government to provide support for companies in order to protect them from falling into insolvency. Private Sector Partners (PSP) North...
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Posted 23/03/2011 A man who was left permanently disabled because he had to regularly use vibrating power tools has been awarded personal injury compensation by his employer. Landscape gardener Andrew...
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