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• The future may see cervical cancer gone for good

  • PostedJune 27, 2019

  Recent evidence has found the HPV vaccination to be so successful at preventing cervical cancer that scientists believe one day the cancer may be eradicated. The vaccination has been used...

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• Survey Results reveal long delays for Employment Tribunal Service

  • PostedJune 26, 2019

  The Employment Lawyers Association revealed survey results on 25 June 2019 on the topic of Employment Tribunals. The survey, which ran for three weeks between May and June 2019, found...

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• 300 new cases uncovered during NHS maternity scandal

  • PostedJune 26, 2019

  A further 300 cases of deaths and serious injuries of babies at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SATH) have been discovered. The cases were found during an ongoing...

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• If I sell my land now, can I still have a second bite of the cherry later?

  • PostedJune 26, 2019

  The appetite to sell greenfield/rural land to a developer, or agree with a developer or promoter to build on such land, is as alive now as it ever has been,...

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• Using older tyres will soon be an offence

  • PostedJune 25, 2019

  The government intends to introduce legislation that will make it an offence to use tyres 10 years or older on certain vehicles. These vehicles are: HGVs over 3.5 tonnes heavy...

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• Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme settlement obtained less than three months after diagnosis

  • PostedJune 25, 2019

  Mrs L, a Suffolk lady in her early 70s, was diagnosed with mesothelioma recently having gone to hospital for tests to see whether she had a problem with her statins....

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• East Anglian Transport Industry Considers Future of Electric Freight Transportation

  • PostedJune 18, 2019

  The possibilities for electric freight transport, and potentially driverless freight vehicles, were up for discussion at a Road Transport Briefing hosted by regional law firm Ashtons Legal at Trinity Park...

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• £100,000 obtained for psychiatric injury following a car accident

  • PostedJune 17, 2019

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained £100,000 compensation for a man who suffered a psychiatric injury (and some minor physical injuries) after he was run...

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• Students think parents should be told if their child is suffering at university

  • PostedJune 14, 2019

  Suicides of young people in education are very sadly becoming all too regular. It is often the case that universities feel unable to warn parents or families of students experiencing...

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• Ashtons Legal enhances Medical Negligence presence in Norwich

  • PostedJune 13, 2019

  Ashtons Legal has recently relocated part of its top tier Medical Negligence team to Norwich. This is in recognition that this is a legal area where local people can benefit...

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• GPs claiming up to £88m for non-existent patients

  • PostedJune 12, 2019

  An investigation has begun by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority after it was found that in 2018 there were 3.6 million more patients registered to GPs than there were people...

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• Professional firms partner to help businesses with cost-effective dispute resolution

  • PostedJune 11, 2019

  Ashtons Legal is partnering with regional accountancy firm Price Bailey to deliver a new service which will give East Anglian businesses an alternative, cost-effective way of resolving business disputes. This...

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