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Polly Stephenson has achieved a successful outcome in the Court of Appeal case of Bowser v Smith in which the appellant solicitor appealed a costs order in a hostile action...
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Ashtons Legal is pleased to announce the appointment of associate Sylvia Phillips to their specialist Asbestos Disease injury team. Sylvia qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and has subsequently spent...
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The Building Safety Act 2022 (the “BSA”) was introduced after the Grenfell Tower tragedy as a way of ensuring that buildings are compliant with Building Regulations and that they comply...
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In an article published this week, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has said that the plans drawn up to deal with the inevitable A&E...
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Employers need to be aware of several areas where legislation is currently at various stages of development, which will become law over the next two years. The Protection from Redundancy...
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A loss of dreams, of hope and a sense of bereavement often follows a miscarriage, but the most common response when a miscarriage happens is, ‘Why?’. ‘Why me?’, Why us?’,...
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In May 2023, the BSI (UK National Standards Body), after extensive research and consultation with experts and the public, published a new standard (BS30416) which aims to help organisations better...
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In 2017 the Law Commission published a report outlining several issues surrounding the law regarding charities; technical issues with the operation of the legislation were causing problems for many charitable...
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Ashtons Legal LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Senior Associates and a further three new Associates from within the firm. Sameena Manzar, Jessica Piper and David...
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We were pleased to host our Ipswich office opening celebration last night at Portman House in Ipswich. Over 100 people enjoyed tours of the new office and heard from Ashtons’...
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In 2016, Harriet Hawkins died as a consequence of negligence by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Her parents Dr Jack Hawkins and Sarah Hawkins, who were both employees of the...
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A concern or diagnosis of cancer is worrying enough; however, analysis by MacMillan Cancer Support has revealed that people are now waiting longer than ever for a diagnosis or for...
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