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COVID-19: who bears the contractual risk for construction project delivery?
The ultimate trajectory of COVID-19 in the UK remains uncertain, at the time of writing, the government anticipates it will "spread in a significant way" – and supply chain issues...
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Blake Morgan supports Chiltern District Council in new leisure deal
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has supported Chiltern District Council in the completion of a landmark leisure management procurement deal for three leisure centres worth nearly £36 million. Blake Morgan...
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Copyright protection in the fashion industry
A recent judgment by Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has expanded the scope and interpretation of copyright protection within the fashion industry, allowing copyrights owners more opportunity to enforce their...
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Testamentary capacity – mental capacity and challenging Wills
Mental capacity is critical to making a Will. The concept is known as 'testamentary capacity' and concerns the ability of a person (the testator) to make a Will. Many disputes...
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Drafting contracts with Coronavirus in mind – a Force Majeure
Drafting contracts requires anticipating the future. Your legal team need to be thinking about the events which can cost you. If you are not properly protected, Coronavirus has the potential...
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SDLT Case Notes – March 2020
Welcome to March's edition of the Stamp Duty Land Tax Case Notes from SDLT expert John Shallcross. As well as a number of guides on line, he is putting on line...
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Health Sector News – Review of Jan 2020
Blake Morgan's Health Sector legal experts have put together a round-up of the latest news within the area. Welcome to the review of the January edition of Health Sector News,...
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Reform of Inheritance Tax – Part II
In the first of these two articles, James Greig gave a light-hearted defence of inheritance tax (IHT) in its current form, before conceding that change had to happen. You can...
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Quoted Eurobonds
Where a UK company is funded by off-shore loans, payments of interest – even to an intra-group lender – will be subject to UK withholding tax. However, the tax withholding...
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New immigration rules: Transformation or Points Based Reload?
With the Government’s announcement of its new points-based system for EU workers comes a strong degree of anxiety – for individuals and businesses alike, and particularly the care and hospitality...