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Further proposals about how automated vehicles will be operated and regulated have just been published in a new Law Commission consultation. It contains very important material with regard to safety,...
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Ashtons Legal is proud to announce that 21 associates from across the firm have been promoted to new senior associate roles. The new senior associates will work alongside the firm’s...
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Julie Crossley, a medical injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £300,000 for Mrs T, who lost her mobility as a result of negligent treatment in a care home. Mrs...
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Ashtons Legal in Bury St Edmunds has been recogised by Cancer Research UK after facilitating over £307,561 worth of gifts from people choosing to leave a legacy to the charity...
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Government Help to Buy Changes will reduce number of eligible applicants by over one third from 2021
Changes announced in the most recent Budget will mean that over a third of homebuyers, who used a Government Help to Buy Equity Loan to buy a new home in...
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Ashtons Legal asbestos team are delighted to be supporting hospices around the country as part of the work they do to support sufferers of mesothelioma, the terminal asbestos-related disease. A...
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A former Hornchurch teacher is appealing to former colleagues for help, as he seeks answers after diagnosis of a form of cancer associated with exposure to asbestos. He believes he...
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With precious little time before 29 March 2019 (the scheduled date of UK’s departure from the EU) international goods (and indeed passenger) operators still have no clear idea what arrangements...
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Ashtons Legal has appointed a new client liaison specialist to its injury services team. Gill Webber will be supporting the work done by the catastrophic personal and medical injury lawyers...
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Ashtons Legal is pleased to announce the continuation of the firm’s sponsorship for Bury Bombers Wheelchair Basketball Club. With the sponsorship now entering its second year, the firm has provided...
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In 2013 the Government introduced the concept of a “protected conversation” under section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Section 111A allows an employer or employee to make an...
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The case of Evans v Xactly Corporation Limited considered questions of disability and race discrimination, with the Claimant bringing proceedings for a number of breaches of the Equality Act 2010....
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