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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Water Bill
Monday 23rd July 2012As anticipated, the House of Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee is to supervise the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government's Draft Water Bill. To that end the Committee is seeking written evidence on the sufficiency of the draft Bill achieving the policy aims set out in the Water for Life White Paper more...
Charity Concert raises over £4,000 for Exeter Cathedral's Third Millenium Fund
Monday 23rd July 2012Ashfords LLP, one of the UK’s leading law firms, and one of the largest in the Southwest, is delighted to announce that over £4,000 has been raised at a recent charity concert of classical music held at Exeter Cathedral more...
Pounding the City Streets: Ashfords team completes Great City Race for twelfth consecutive year
Monday 23rd July 2012A mixed team of runners from Ashfords LLP, one of the UK’s leading law firms with over 500 staff and offices in London and throughout the South West, has successfully completed the Standard Chartered 5km Great City Race for the twelfth consecutive year. more...
Corporate Manslaughter Update
Monday 23rd July 2012What lessons can be learnt from the fine of £ 480,000 and £84,000 costs imposed upon Lion Steel Equipment Ltd, which was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on 19th July 2012, having pleaded guilty to Corporate Manslaughter following the death of one its workers? more...
Connecting North Yorkshire Project reaches Financial Close
Thursday 19th July 2012Ashfords LLP, one of the UK’s leading law firms, with nearly 500 staff and offices in London and throughout the Southwest, advises NYnet Limited (a subsidiary of North Yorkshire County Council) on its multi-million superfast broadband project - the first in the UK to deploy Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) funds. more...
Law set to change on the wearing of religious symbols in the workplace?
Thursday 19th July 2012The political and legal row over whether Christians should be allowed to display religious symbols in the workplace is again in the spotlight following comments from Prime Minister David Cameron during exchanges in the Commons last week - and it looks like the law may be set to change. more...
Interserve Construction wins Ashfords' Early Birds title
Thursday 19th July 2012Golfers from Interserve Construction won an annual golf tournament at Exminster Golf Course hosted by Ashfords Solicitors. more...
Doctors blamed by coroner for failing to properly refer patients - what are your legal rights?
Thursday 19th July 2012A Birmingham coroner has criticised the NHS for their 'gross failure' to refer a 15 year old girl for further tests, which he says contributed to her death. The failings are placed at the foot of the treating GPs, who attended the girl nine times before eventually making a referral. That referral was made later than it ought to have been, and failed to state the girl's relevant medical history; the girl sadly passed away in January 2011. more...
