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• £320,000 obtained for head injury following car accident

  • PostedNovember 10, 2017

  Personal injury lawyer, Tom Ranson, obtained £320,000 for a man who suffered a head injury following a car accident. Mr S sustained a subtle brain injury and psychiatric trauma after...

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• Inquest into death of a Suffolk man, who died whilst an inpatient at Ipswich Hospital

  • PostedNovember 6, 2017

  An inquest opens on Wednesday (8 November) at Ipswich Coroner’s Court into the death of John Scott, an Ipswich man who was found hanged in a toilet cubicle at Ipswich...

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• Goods and Passenger Drivers’ Hours: changes relating to rests and fixed penalties

  • PostedNovember 3, 2017

  A change to the enforcement approach relating to weekly rests and where they can be taken came into force on 1 November 2017. Separately, a change in the scope of...

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• Legal threat to NHS as drug companies challenge proposals to provide patients with cheaper alternatives

  • PostedNovember 2, 2017

  Research has led to the discovery that a drug costing £12 is as effective as injections costing £800. Drug companies who produce the more expensive injections argue that the use...

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• Selfie shots signal end to informal financial management

  • PostedNovember 2, 2017

  International payment processor Visa is launching a platform to allow banks to integrate biometric security that will use selfies, fingerprints or voice records to approve purchases in the drive against...

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• Family finances make divorce negotiations increasingly complex

  • PostedNovember 1, 2017

  Divorce rates are on the rise, according to the latest statistics, and with the increase in the value of family assets, couples should do more to face up to financial...

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• £25,000 obtained for inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy

  • PostedOctober 31, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady who suffered inappropriate breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. Ms S underwent a mastectomy due to...

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• How can I manage someone’s finances if they have not made a Power of Attorney?

  • PostedOctober 26, 2017

  Sadly, there are times in people’s lives when they no longer have the mental capacity to deal with their own affairs and require the support of others to act on...

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• £25,000 for lady following incorrect medical procedures

  • PostedOctober 25, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £25,000 for a lady whose treatment for bunions was inappropriate and has left her needing to purchase orthotics in...

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• Ashtons Legal appoints new Business Managers

  • PostedOctober 24, 2017

  Ashtons Legal has created and filled new Business Manager roles in a move designed to ensure that their experienced lawyers are able to concentrate on providing quality legal advice to...

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• Automated vehicles: but what about insurance?

  • PostedOctober 19, 2017

  Vehicles known as “automated vehicles” are ones where a driver can hand over control to the vehicle. The vehicle is then driven by the on-board technology. This may be for...

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• £20,000 obtained for failure to diagnose prostate cancer

  • PostedOctober 17, 2017

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons, has obtained a £20,000 settlement for a man whose prostate cancer was not diagnosed until it had progressed, after doctors missed an...

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