Insights
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July is Group B Strep Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness and highlight the importance of education and research to help protect newborn babies from the consequences of this...
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On 16 June 2022, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (the “SoS”) published the first annual report regarding the operation of the National Security & Investment...
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Ashtons Franchise Consulting (AFC) has expanded and strengthened its team with the appointment of franchise consultant Rob Hall. Since 2016 Rob has worked with global franchise brands to support their...
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A worker must receive a minimum of 5.6 weeks of holiday per year and be paid the equivalent of a week’s pay for a week’s leave. This is made up...
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Martyn Hayward, an asbestos-related disease specialist at Ashtons Legal, has helped the widow of a retired Norfolk heating engineer to obtain a five-figure compensation settlement for his premature death. Sadly...
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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, supported by Sarcoma UK. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of Sarcoma and the work that the charity does in highlighting the signs and...
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Ashtons Legal has announced that it will be supporting four charities in 2022 through the Ashtons Charitable Trust and the Charities of the Year initiative. They are East Anglian Children’s...
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From 28 June 2022, a new category of careless driving offence is in force: causing serious injury by careless or by inconsiderate driving. This is intended to address careless or...
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In August 2020, the Government suspended payment of the HGV levy until August 2023. It had been in place since 2014 for heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes gross vehicle...
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Roger Loomes, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has achieved a settlement of £4.4 million to ensure that Mr Y, who has suffered life-changing injuries, can access the care...
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French property owners beware; the French tax office has introduced a new declaration requirement, which concerns all property owners and consists of reporting the occupancy status of their French properties...
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Mid Suffolk District Council has agreed to the quashing of a planning permission it has granted following a successful challenge by Ashtons Legal acting on behalf of an affected neighbour....
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