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Posted 04/04/2011 A woman who was forced to have an amputation as a result of a road accident is seeking compensation. Emma Woolnough, 27, was on a footpath in Gorleston...
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Posted 30/11/2009 A number of NHS trusts across the UK are exposing patients to increased risk of clinical negligence by failing to conform to safety standards, according to a new...
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Posted 27/07/2011 The death of a family member is usually an emotional and potentially difficult time. If the death occurs in unusual or unexplained circumstances and an Inquest is required...
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Posted 16/02/2010 The Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC) has released details regarding prosecution under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, which came into force on April 6th 2008. As...
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Posted 18/10/2012 Ashtons Legal clinical negligence specialist Trefine Maynard was at the Royal Courts of Justice in London yesterday where the legal case she has been running for Onehouse girl...
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Posted 07/09/2011 A father has won a £25,000 claim for compensation following the death of his daughter in a car accident. Louise Jones was among four teenagers who were killed...
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Posted 18/02/2010 A recent tribunal ruling on holiday entitlement may have employment law implications for companies relating to how they deal with employees who are on long-term sick leave. Mr...
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Posted 26/11/2009 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called on builders in Norwich to ensure they have taken precautions against the ongoing health hazard posed by . HSE will...
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Posted 10/02/2011 A man from Doncaster is waiting to hear if he will be awarded personal injury compensation after filing a lawsuit against Esso Petroleum. Graham Wood is claiming he...
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Posted 28/11/2012 The BBC has this week reported that Dr Phillip Lee, an MP and practising GP, has suggested those with medical conditions caused by their lifestyle may have to...
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Posted 18/02/2014 Belgium legalised euthanasia for adults 12 years ago and the Belgian Parliament has now passed a bill allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children without any age limit. There...
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Posted 24/01/2014 Macmillan Cancer Support has said too many patients are assessed just by their age and not their overall fitness. It comes as research looking at data from 1991-2010...
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