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Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers
24 February 2021
It has taken almost five years of high profile litigation but the Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the earlier decisions of the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of...
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Pensions implications of the Uber judgment
24 February 2021
In employment law, workers are classified in one of three categories: “self-employed”; “employees” or the hybrid category of “workers”. Workers are not full-blown employees but are given more protection than...
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What is a shareholders’ agreement and do I need one?
22 February 2021
In the hustle and bustle of setting up your own business, certain items can be overlooked for ease or to save costs. You might think, why do I need a...
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Health Sector News – February 2021
12 February 2021
This month in our Healthcare update, we look at the recent judicial review case of Glatter v NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group [2021] EWHC 12 (Admin) where it was...
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Employment Law newsletter – Winter 2021
12 February 2021
A warm welcome to Blake Morgan's Winter newsletter, keeping you informed of the latest developments in Employment, Pensions and Immigration Law. Although we are in lockdown once again, it appears...
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ICO Guidance on Data Subject Access Requests
11 February 2021
On 21 October 2020, the Information Commissioner's Office finally published what it called "detailed guidance" on Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR). Despite taking some 18 months to be released, the...
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Private Client Issues – February 2021
11 February 2021
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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Whistleblowing for COVID-19 related issues
11 February 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact in the context of whistleblowing with a record number of concerns raised about health and safety issues and furlough fraud. With an...
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The use of Escrow accounts as building works enablers
11 February 2021
The redevelopment of one part of a building poses obvious construction risks to the remaining parts. For example, basement excavations in expensive London enclaves, fancy penthouse conversions to the top...
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Is formal public consultation required in hospital trust re-organisations?
08 February 2021
We look at the recent judicial review case of Glatter v NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group [2021] EWHC 12 (Admin) where it was argued that decisions made by the local Clinical...
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Construction sector less adversarial than feared during pandemic
08 February 2021
Initial fears of a construction Armageddon during COVID-19 have been allayed in a recent report. Blake Morgan Partner Dominic Jones has commented in an article in UK Construction Law regarding...
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The Battle of the Forms: the last shot doesn’t always win
03 February 2021
The Battle of the Forms refers to the exchange of standard terms of business between two contracting parties and the 'winner' of that battle being the party whose terms are...
