Ministry of Justice

• Ministry of Justice review results in no change to eligibility for bereavement damages

  • PostedApril 26, 2023

  Families and their legal representatives were disappointed this week when the Ministry of Justice’s review of bereavement damages resulted in no change to eligibility or value. General current information provided...

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• Remote witnessing of Wills during COVID-19

  • PostedJuly 29, 2020

  Ashtons Legal has been very busy helping clients to get their Wills made or updated and signed validly during the COVID-19 lockdown period. We have been taking instructions with the...

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• Coronavirus: How will it affect my court case?

  • PostedMarch 30, 2020

  The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) has left many of our client’s wondering what will happen to their court case. Whilst the situation is ever changing as the country responds to...

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• Office of the Public Guardian Deputyship fee refund scheme

  • PostedOctober 4, 2019

  The Ministry of Justice has today launched a refund scheme for overcharging assessments and annual supervisions for Deputyships between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2015. The Office of the...

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