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You plonker, Rodney – copyright protection for fictional characters is real
A recent High Court judgment has held a fictional character to be an independent copyright work for the first time.
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ESG – what is it all about?
"ESG", or Environment, Social and Governance is the latest acronym that all businesses now have to deal with. The decoding of the letters is the easy part, but what does...
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Pride Month – how far has family law come?
It has been 50 Years since the first pride march in London, but has family law kept pace with changes in society? June sees the annual celebration of Pride Month,...
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Indirect discrimination and the importance of the comparison pool
In a claim for indirect sex discrimination arising out of a flexible working request, a recent decision of the EAT in Allen v Primark Stores Ltd illustrates the importance of...
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Reservation of Rights – is it possible for lenders to have their cake and eat it?
When a breach of a finance document occurs, many lenders require time to assess what they want to do, how they want to do it and when they want to...
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Psychodynamic thinking in family mediation
How can mediation be enhanced by using psychodynamic thinking? This was an article by former Blake Morgan mediator Christine Plews, first published in the February edition of the Family Law...
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When should a tenant start thinking about dilapidations?
A tenant will often not turn attention to the question of dilapidations until the end of a commercial lease is looming, or perhaps until a schedule of dilapidations arrives in...
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Brief Banking Bites – Summer 2022
Welcome to the Summer edition of Brief Banking Bites (BBB)! We are kicking off the summer in an optimistic mood and are excited to see what the Banking & Finance...
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Private Client Issues – June 2022
Welcome to this month’s edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan’s monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. It features insight and advice on developments affecting private...
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Enforcement of judgments in foreign jurisdictions
Let us say that you have begun proceedings against a supplier for breach of contract. Fortunately, you were advised by Blake Morgan and were successful in your claim. Now comes...
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“Smart” Contracts – what you need to know
Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of Rolls, has stated that every lawyer will require familiarity with the blockchain, smart legal contracts and cryptoassets. But in order to become familiar with a...
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Examining Quincecare duty
The Quincecare duty requires financial institutions to not follow a customer's payment instruction where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the payment is an attempt to misappropriate funds. Misappropriation...
