Lawyers

  • In the press today is news of the £37 million in compensation payments which have been awarded to around 750 patients of the disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson. Back in...

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  • Consultation to modernise will making

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    On 13th July 2017, the Law Commission launched a consultation with a view to updating the Will writing process in line with our modern and technology focused lives. The Commission identified...

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  • Brake testing: getting it right!

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    An area where many operators of goods vehicles continue not to be non-compliant is in the area of brake testing. Of concern is the fact that some maintenance providers do...

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  • Whilst it is important for everyone to consider making and/or updating their Will, it can be particularly important for someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. In the early stages of the disease,...

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  • Commercial Property highlight the fundamental importance to landlords and tenants of complying with the strict requirements relating to the form, content and service of a break notice when seeking early...

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  • What is a Deprivation of Liberty?

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    If you have a relative with Alzheimer’s you may not think twice about locking the door for their own safekeeping. However, this can have serious implications and may be deprivation...

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  • Often care funding is something, like Alzheimer’s, that is associated with getting older. Whilst it is true that as a nation we are living longer, resulting in more of us...

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  • Where there’s a will, there’s a way

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    When thinking of making a will, the idea of a Victorian lawyer taking down the last instructions at the bedside still springs to mind for many people. And the 19th...

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  • In May 2017, the NHS was attacked by ransomware (software that threatens to publish information unless a ransom is paid) which disabled computers and left clinicians unable to access patients’...

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  • World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

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    Launched in 2012, World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is an international campaign that takes place every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. Two out of every...

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  • A Personal Injury Executive at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £7000 payment for Mr B following spinal and shoulder injuries suffered in a car accident. Mr B was stationary at...

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  • Ashtons Legal are urging people who bought, leased or purchased new or used goods vehicles or small trucks weighing six tonne upwards to get in touchas they may be entitled to...

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