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Ashtons Legal came up trumps at the LawNet 2014 Awards when winners were announced at the annual LawNet conference on Friday 14 November at The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield. LawNet is...
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Copyright holders of creative works are being urged to make their mark and claim their intellectual property rights, following the launch of a new licensing scheme that will enable reproduction...
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Even if you have not been formally appointed as director of a company you may be classed as a shadow director and therefore subject to certain director’s duties. Who is...
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Property prices keep on hitting the headlines, but anyone getting their home on the market with the hope of celebrating Christmas in a new place, should be getting the paperwork...
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Many people are injured in road or workplace incidents every year. Everyone’s circumstances and injuries are slightly different and so their compensation claims need to be assessed individually to ensure...
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Whether as a cohabiting couple or two or more friends clubbing together, a cohabitation agreement, or no-nup as they are now becoming known, can help fix the outcome if things...
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Your Executor is the person who carries out the wishes set out in your Will after your death. It is a big responsibility to give to someone and it is...
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The courts are increasingly encouraging organisations with commercial disputes to resolve their differences by Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). This can take the form of an independent assessment, joint settlement meeting or mediation....
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Ashtons Legal has recently advised the TaxAssist Direct Group Limited on what is believed to be the UK’s first ever franchisee-assisted management buyout. TaxAssist Accountants – the national accountancy network...
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When we are out and about at agricultural shows and on farm walks we often talk to people about what has been happening in their family or what the future...
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For many, the sale of a business is a once in a lifetime experience, which means it is important to get it right, made harder by the process being unfamiliar. Whether...
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‘Whistle-blowing is crucial’ says Hodge Watch The treatment of employees in public services who have raised concerns about wrongdoing has often been “shocking”, a group of MPs has said. The...
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