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Charities Newsletter – July 2020
We hope that, wherever you are reading this, you remain safe and well in what has been a very difficult 2020 so far. The lockdown restrictions are not as tight...
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Building Safety Fund update
Registrations to the Building Safety Fund for the remediation of non-ACM Cladding Systems are due to close at the end of this month and must be made by 31 July...
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Fitness to practise appeal ruling
Our regulatory law experts look at a case involving the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) and fitness to practise following the use of a racist acronym by a paramedic. In the...
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Stamp duty land tax holiday
Reduced rates of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) lasting until 31 March 2021 were announced on 8 July 2020 with immediate effect. The holiday applies to all residential property, whether...
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Blake Morgan rewards 57 lawyers and support staff in latest promotions round
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has announced the promotion of 57 lawyers and support staff who work across its offices on the South Coast, the Thames Valley, London and Cardiff....
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Beware notice provisions in Share Purchase Agreements
The recent High Court judgment of Towergate Financial (Group) Ltd and other companies v Hopkinson and others [2020] EWHC 984 (Comm) warns of the importance of having clear and unambiguous...
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New EPC ratings guidance for landlords and residential properties
Ways to improve energy efficiency in households, including Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings guidance, are being reviewed with homeowners and landlords having responsibility to reduce carbon footprints.
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Women’s Prize for Fiction journal launched
Women's Prize for Fiction have launched a crowdfunding campaign to celebrate their 25th anniversary to create 'The Women’s Prize for Fiction Journal: Celebrating 25 years of #ReadingWomen'. Part journal, part...
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Blake Morgan corporate team advise Toronto-based ContractorCheck
Blake Morgan's corporate team have advised ContractorCheck, a Toronto-based software firm on its sale to Alcumus Group Ltd, a Cardiff-based safety company expanding further into Canada. The purchase of ContractorCheck...
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The end of the Privacy Shield: Landmark judgment for international data transfers
The Court of Justice of the European Union has today (16 July) given its judgment in the latest round of the long-running dispute between Facebook and the privacy rights campaigner,...
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COVID-19: Holding General Meetings (including AGMs) under current emergency measures
Many companies have been grappling with how best to conduct general meetings during the current COVID-19 pandemic in the light of emergency measures to slow down its spread. This article...
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Rise in social media and sexual misconduct referrals to the legal services regulators
Reports are showing an increase in complaints to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Bar Standards Board (BSB) regarding the conduct of solicitors and barristers outside of their professional work.
