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• Ashtons advise investors on 32-site franchise resale transaction

  • PostedJune 10, 2022

  The franchising and corporate teams at Ashtons Legal have advised a US investor on their purchase of 32 Papa Johns’ stores in the UK. HB Pizza Ltd, the UK investment...

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• The biggest four-day working week pilot begins in the UK

  • PostedJune 7, 2022

  70 companies across the UK from different sectors are to take part in a four-day week pilot, starting on 6 June 2022, which will be the biggest scheme in the...

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• Six figure settlement achieved for woman who suffered nerve injury through negligent blood donation

  • PostedMay 30, 2022

  Sharon Allison, Partner and Head of Medical Negligence, has achieved a six-figure settlement for her client in a medical negligence claim concerning a negligent blood donation. The client (PS) was...

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• Ashtons Legal advise Subgero Ltd on the sale of Ordtek Ltd

  • PostedMay 25, 2022

  A multi-disciplinary team from Ashtons Legal has advised Subgero Ltd on the sale of the entire issued share capital in Ordtek Ltd to Venterra Group. Ordtek Ltd provide unexploded ordnance...

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• Was a dismissal due to a refusal to work during Covid-19 due to concerns for vulnerable children unfair?

  • PostedMay 24, 2022

  This article is in reference to Rogers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd [2022] EAT 69. Background to the case Mr Rodgers, who had a child with sickle cell anaemia, had...

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• SCIL campaign against the government’s fixed recoverable cost (FRC) proposals

  • PostedMay 24, 2022

  Ashtons Legal’s Head of Medical Negligence and Partner, Sharon Allison, recently attended the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL) conference in Birmingham, the first event in her capacity as Vice...

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• Success in the High Court for Stroke Survivor

  • PostedMay 23, 2022

  After a gruelling four-day trial in the Royal Courts of Justice, Mr Justice Ritchie has found that, on the balance of probabilities, the stroke that Mrs P suffered in September...

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• Ashtons Legal assist on sale of marine engineers

  • PostedMay 20, 2022

  A multidisciplinary team from Ashtons Legal has recently assisted the shareholders of renowned marine engineering specialist AR Peachment Limited in the sale of the company to a member of the...

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• What to expect if you are asked to give evidence at court for a business

  • PostedMay 19, 2022

  Businesses may need to send someone to court for a variety of reasons; from recovering an unpaid debt or contractual overpayment, to defending a personal injury claim or tax action...

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• Ashtons Charitable Trust donates £10,500 to 10 charities

  • PostedMay 17, 2022

  Ashtons Charitable Trust is delighted to have donated £10,500 across 10 charities. Six of the charities had been chosen by staff as their Charities of the Year, these are East...

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• Understanding Menopause: signs, symptoms and support

  • PostedMay 17, 2022

  As a current hot topic headlining the media and social media, the subject can make for some pretty grim reading. From the ‘banter’ women endure about the physical symptoms they...

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• French property rights: How does tontine clause work on first death?

  • PostedMay 14, 2022

  We look at the steps to be taken in the event of the death of one of the couple and the costs involved. Question Where a couple have bought a...

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