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Posted 15/07/2009 Rumour has it that the Conservatives are re-thinking their well-publicised plans to raise the Inheritance Tax threshold to
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Posted 15/09/2009 A new European employment law ruling is to allow workers to reclaim and reschedule allocated holiday time which is disrupted by illness. The European Court of Justice (ECJ)...
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Posted 28/07/2009 A professional body in the healthcare sector has called for imminent changes in employment law to be delayed. The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) is set to be...
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Posted 11/08/2009 More and more female employees who fall pregnant could be earmarked for redundancy, experts have warned. According to the Fawcett Society, many employers were breaching employment law by...
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Posted 08/02/2011 New research has discovered that a large proportion of hospital tests are not being followed up by medical staff, potentially leaving the NHS and other authorities wide open...
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Posted 02/02/2010 The UK’s commercial property sector is showing signs of stability and slow recovery despite continued economic uncertainty. This is the conclusion of a new survey of European property...
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Posted 18/02/2015 Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained compensation for Mr M who required medical treatment and specialist hand surgical review after suffering an injury...
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Posted 29/07/2009 The UK Insolvency Helpline has pointed the finger at lenders over the current economic crisis. According to the group, lenders have been irresponsible in providing loans for the...
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Posted 02/05/2013 Last month the East of England Ambulance Service published its turnaround plan for ‘Delivering better services for our patients’. This report documents current problems with leadership, staff, clinical...
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Posted 06/03/2012 Surgeons have called for an end to metal-on-metal hip replacements, suggesting there is no evidence that the potential benefits outweigh the risks associated with the implants. This opinion...
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Posted 04/10/2016 A study by University College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has revealed that 1 in 5 people diagnosed with bowel cancer following an...
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Posted 07/02/2012 Ashtons Legal medical injury solicitor Benjamin Ward, has obtained £42,000 for a Norfolk lady whose pelvic inflammatory disease was initially mistaken for ‘settling appendicitis’. Mrs A had endured...
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