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The insurance industry has been fuelling press interest recently in the ‘discount rate’ applied in personal injury claims following the Government’s plans to change the rate to minus 0.75% from...
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The Court of Appeal has recently overturned an earlier High Court decision which had previously allowed a law firm to reject a Subject Access Request made against it on the...
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Nick Peake, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons, has obtained a settlement of £29,000 for a Cambridgeshire cyclist who suffered shoulder and facial injuries after colliding with a van. The...
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Ashtons is delighted to announce that another three staff have qualified as solicitors with the firm in the current financial year following completion of their training contracts. All three solicitors...
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Now that Article 50 has been triggered, the countdown officially begins to the UK’s exit from the European Union. We don’t know what will be the result of the Brexit...
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Ashtons Legal are delighted to announce that lifetime planning Solicitor Jack Burroughs has been shortlisted for Young Lawyer of the Year in The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society 2017 Excellence Awards....
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Two recent cases which have seen families losing out after legal action include two brothers who have run up fees of more than their entire inheritance by disputing a stepmothers’...
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Did we know that among the options being suggested to alleviate the pressure is a dedicated tax for the health service, which apparently will be transparent, easily understandable and less...
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The inquest takes place in Ipswich on Monday (27 March) into the death of a Norwich man, after prolonged treatment for mental illness and a last minute emergency to find...
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NHS trusts in England are forecast to overspend by £873m in 2016-17 and ministers are now being accused of breaking their promises after £800m earmarked to improve mental health services...
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Louise Harper, an injury law specialist at Ashtons, has obtained a £15,000 settlement for Ms Y, a counter assistant who suffered a fall at work and aggravated a pre-existing back...
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Despite the Governments attempts to introduce the target that 95% of patients should not wait more than four hours to be seen at A&E, the number of patients waiting four...
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