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Posted 30/09/2014 Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 The Inheritance and Trustees Powers Act 2014 (ITPA) came into force on 1 October 2014. It makes significant changes to the intestacy...
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Posted 10/06/2009 Many Britons are more interested in getting sentimental keepsakes than cash in a person’s will, according to a new study. Research by the Post Office found that less...
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Posted 16/09/2014 When the changes come into effect, the Consumer Protection Regulations will give consumers the right to unwind contracts, claim a discount or raise a claim for damages against...
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Posted 30/06/2013 After nearly two years of negotiations, a deal on the reform of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) was finally agreed in Brussels on 26 June 2013. The final...
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Posted 25/11/2014 Ben Ward, a medical injury solicitor at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £5,270 in damages for Mr M, a 43 year old man, for the failure of doctors at...
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Posted 03/06/2009 The widow of a shipyard worker is taking legal action after claiming her husband died of an industrial disease. Ted Parkins died of asbestos-related lung cancer two years...
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Posted 29/07/2014 The issue of tax avoidance schemes has received a great deal of media attention recently and the Government announced in the 2013 Budget, that they were looking to...
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Posted 11/01/2010 A trade union has called on the government to introduce a UK-wide extension of its recent ruling allowing compensation claims for pleural plaque victims in Scotland. GMB has...
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Posted 30/11/2011 A new learning and networking forum for solicitors, barristers and medics is being launched in Cambridge in early 2012. The initiative is spearheaded from the legal angle by...
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Posted 06/08/2013 Currently 40% of marriages are second marriages. We are finding that as the number of remarriages increases and family structures become more complicated, inheritance claims are on the...
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Posted 14/01/2009 Most businesses understand that they need to implement and enforce a number of policies to ensure they comply with the demands of the law. Policies governing employment, discrimination...
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Posted 28/02/2013 Justin Urquhart Stewart this week treated Ashtons Legal Solicitors and Ashtons Legal Financial Planning clients to an overview of the economy and investments at a seminar held in...
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