Lawyers
-
Richard Foyster, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a substantial six-figure settlement sum for the wife of a man who was killed during a head-on collision on...
Read more -
Undaunted by COVID-19, regional law firm Ashtons Legal has continued with a strategic management change planned before the pandemic took hold, and appointed a new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Ben...
Read more -
This week the Government announced its roadmap to lift the lockdown restrictions but so far, this guidance does not include any changes to the workings of the civil courts and...
Read more -
Following recent Government announcements, the following are the main changes that come into force from Wednesday 13 May 2020. (Please note that these apply to England only – other regulations...
Read more -
Mick Upton, a personal injury claim specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £125,000 for a teenager who suffered serious injuries when the car in which she was...
Read more -
The Government has published “Working Safely during the Coronavirus (COVID-19)”. We will be reviewing this from a regulatory and employment law perspective at our Ashtons Legal Webinar on Thursday 21...
Read more -
On 12 May 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the furlough scheme in its current form will be extended until 31 July 2020. There will be no changes to the...
Read more -
The Treasury has published a Direction to HMRC to give statutory footing to the government’s self-employed income support scheme. Income Support Scheme (ISS) Similar to the support which is being...
Read more -
Now that the industry has settled into a ‘new normal’ it may be that those involved in the construction industry are becoming increasingly concerned with the possibility of costly disputes...
Read more -
Mick Upton, a specialist personal injury lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained just over £470,000 for a 19-year-old motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a road collision. Mr K suffered...
Read more -
Here is a revised summary of some developments in road transport and logistics since our last update. Workplace/health and safety HM Government policy remains that all supply chains must function...
Read more -
Ashtons Legal has obtained a substantial settlement for the family of Mr T who sadly lost his battle with mesothelioma last year. Mr T worked as a shop-fitter in the...
Read more