Solicitors
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Richard Foyster, who heads the specialist personal injury team at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a substantial settlement for a man who was injured when another driver swerved into his path...
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Making sure a commercial property is well maintained is one of a landlord’s key priorities, and it is almost as important as getting in the rent. Under a full repairing...
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Martyn Hayward, a specialist asbestos-related disease solicitor at Ashtons Legal, has successfully settled a personal injury claim for the estate of a Norwich man who died after contracting asbestosis. Mr...
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More information has now been provided by the Government concerning temporary short-term visas for HGV drivers engaged in food transportation. Not all information is yet clear but the following guidance...
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We recently explained the changes in driving licencing for cars pulling trailers, caravans and horseboxes, now possibly to come into force from 15 November 2021*. Changes are also coming in...
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In Thompson v Scancrown Ltd (trading as Manors), the Employment Tribunal held that a refusal of a female employee’s request for flexible working, which would have enabled her to collect...
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French reserved heirship is a mechanism that has been enshrined in French inheritance law since Napoleonic times and is intended to protect close family members, and in particular children on...
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In Handley v Tatenhill Aviation Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed for procedural reasons when they were made redundant by their employer even though it...
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A change in the law affecting what you can tow with your car licence (Cat B) was announced on 10 September 2021 – it has not yet taken effect though...
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In the recent case of De Lacey v Wechseln Ltd t/a The Andrew Hill Salon, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have held that a constructive dismissal may be discriminatory, even...
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The Employment Tribunal ruled in Prosser v Community Gateway Association Ltd that an employer did not discriminate against a pregnant woman engaged on a zero-hours contract after she was sent...
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In Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed when her employer failed to consider using the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough...
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