Insights

• The UK’s new points-based immigration system – 7 things employers need to know…

  • PostedDecember 10, 2020

  Following on from our recent article about employing EU Nationals after Brexit, now is a good time to remind employers that from 1 January 2021, the UK launches a new...

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• Drivers’ hours law: some urgent relaxations to address supply chain issues

  • PostedDecember 10, 2020

  From 12:01 am on 10 December 2020 until 11:59 pm on 30 December 2020 there is a limited relaxation of the enforcement of drivers’ hours rules that will apply in...

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• Tenancy Agreements

  • PostedDecember 10, 2020

  As a landlord, it is important to consider the wording of tenancy agreements. The wording in clauses can significantly impact your rights and property if not drafted correctly. The recent...

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• £250,000 obtained for amputee

  • PostedDecember 9, 2020

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £250,000 for Mr H who had to have a below-knee amputation because his GPs failed to...

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• £101,000 obtained for injury following a road traffic collision

  • PostedDecember 7, 2020

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, recently obtained compensation totalling £101,000 for a lady who suffered a shoulder injury and psychological trauma following a road traffic collision....

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• International transport from 1 January 2021: still unclear

  • PostedDecember 7, 2020

  International transport from 1st January 2020 remains unclear. So, how can international goods and passenger operators lawfully operate outside the UK and within the EU from 1 January 2021? In...

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• Fixed penalties and commercial driver court cases

  • PostedDecember 7, 2020

  After the tremendous success of our last transport webinar ‘DVSA maintenance & driver investigations’, and the numerous requests for further online events from our Transport and Regulatory specialist, Tim Ridyard,...

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• The selling your business checklist

  • PostedDecember 3, 2020

  10 things to check off your to-do list when selling your business. Geoff Hazlewood, our corporate and commercial partner, and Magnus McManus, our commercial property partner, share their top legal...

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• Permitted path or Right of Way?

  • PostedDecember 1, 2020

  What is the difference between a permitted path and a right of way? Jeanette Dennis, Agriculture and Estates specialist at Ashtons Legal, explains the difference between a permitted path and...

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• Ashtons Legal and Lovewell Blake advise on £4.5 million transaction

  • PostedNovember 30, 2020

  Ashtons Legal has worked with Lovewell Blake’s Corporate Finance team to facilitate a £4.5 million deal which will see Norfolk and Suffolk-based occupational health specialist firm Wrightway Health become part...

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• £15,000 obtained for traffic collision victim with lacerated spleen

  • PostedNovember 27, 2020

  Nick Peake, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for Mr T after a traffic collision left him with a lacerated spleen. Nick has obtained over...

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• £215,000 for driver injured in head-on collision

  • PostedNovember 27, 2020

  A personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal has obtained a settlement of £215,000 for Mr T after a head-on collision. Mr T, a tipper truck driver, was seriously injured when...

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