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Posted 06/05/2014 The BBC reported today that the first national study of asthma deaths in the UK shows that people suffering from asthma are dying unnecessarily because of complacency among...
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Posted 04/10/2012 Back in 2009, the European Commission looked at issues affecting victims’ rights across Europe. This included the differing limitation periods (i.e. the period in which to bring a...
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Posted 23/09/2010 The government has been urged to reconsider its forthcoming business rate rise by a number of organisations which fear its effects on commercial property. Research firm the Local...
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Posted 17/01/2013 Ashtons Legal and Headway Cambridgeshire have joined forces to put on an art exhibition with a difference at the Williams Gallery in Cambridge. The exhibition will run from...
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Posted 26/04/2016 In the news today is the announcement that Care UK, the firm behind the NHS’ 111 service, has admitted liability for a Norfolk mother’s death, and has agreed to pay...
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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 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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