Insights

• Twitter Poll – Will your business allow homeworking once the lockdown is lifted?

  • PostedApril 21, 2020

  Please complete our Twitter poll about homeworking following the relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown. Will your business be more prepared to allow homeworking once the lockdown is lifted? #remoteworking #coronavirus...

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• COVID-19: Drivers’ hours rules – Update 20 April 2020

  • PostedApril 20, 2020

  The temporary relaxation of the enforcement to the EU Drivers’ Hours Rules we reported here that began on 23 March 2020 has been reviewed and extended until the end of Sunday...

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• COVID-19: Driver medical relaxation

  • PostedApril 20, 2020

  The long-awaited relaxation to the rules relating to driver medicals was made on 17 April 2020. This temporary waiver will come as a great relief to those vocational drivers unable...

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• Ashtons Legal proud to have a ‘Future Legal Mind 2020’ finalist

  • PostedApril 20, 2020

  Jessica Hitchcock, a Trainee Legal Executive at Ashtons Legal, is a shortlisted finalist for this year’s ‘Future Legal Mind 2020’. Future Legal Mind is an essay competition and the ten...

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• The complexities of French inheritance laws

  • PostedApril 18, 2020

  French legal expert, Matthew Cameron, explains the importance of understanding the complexities of inheritance law when it comes to planning the succession of your French estate. I recently attended a...

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• COVID19 – “Vulnerable” but expected to work?

  • PostedApril 17, 2020

  This is an update to our original article posted on 20 March 2020. I am “vulnerable” due to my health, age or pregnancy, but my employer expects me to come...

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• COVID-19 – employment guidance for parents and employers of parents

  • PostedApril 17, 2020

  This is an update – our original article was posted 19 March 2020. Following the Government’s advice of 18 March 2020 that all schools in the UK will be closed...

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• £100,000 obtained for Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) sufferer

  • PostedApril 16, 2020

  Richard Foyster, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a substantial settlement for a Suffolk man in respect of his HAVS and carpal tunnel injuries. These were incurred...

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• £128,500 obtained for ‘subtle’ brain and other injuries following a road collision

  • PostedApril 15, 2020

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained compensation of £128,500 for Mr B, following the head and whiplash injuries he suffered in a road collision. Despite...

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• What are my options if I don’t want to furlough my staff?

  • PostedApril 15, 2020

  Whilst furlough seems to be a popular option amongst employees, it may not be right for every business. The Government guidance makes it clear that it is a scheme designed...

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• How should employers deal with COVID-19 (coronavirus)?

  • PostedApril 15, 2020

  We’ve put together some frequently asked questions and answers about the coronavirus and how it may affect your business. 1. What are employers’ obligations? Employers have a legal duty to...

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• Can you be forced to sign a Do Not Attempt CPR form (DNA-CPR)?

  • PostedApril 15, 2020

  A DNA-CPR form states that Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is not to be performed on you if your heart has stopped beating. CPR is an emergency procedure used to restart your...

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