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Property businesses and Data Protection Compliance: estate agency fined £80,000 for failing to keep tenants’ data safe
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has just announced it is fining estate agency Life at Parliament View Ltd (LPVL) (trading as LiFE Residential) for leaving 18,610 customers' personal data exposed...
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Blake Morgan host Oxford’s business leaders at Worcester College
Oxford's movers and shakers within the local business community were hosted by Blake Morgan at Worcester College last Thursday evening. Set in the beautiful Oxford University grounds or Worcester College,...
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M&A and Corporate Disputes Case Report: Correcting mistakes in contracts
When the Court will sort out a mistake in corporate acquisition legal documentation: Recent Court of Appeal Judgment in Persimmon Homes Limited v Hillier & Creed [2019] EWCA Civ 800....
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Leasehold reforms announced by the Government
In June 2019 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government released a response to year-long enquiries into practices in the leasehold sector. In a 71 page report the Government...
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Deciphering your residential lease
We provide guidance on how leaseholders can get to grips with their leases and highlights key clauses that should not be ignored. Having dug out a copy of your lease...
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A step closer to opposite sex civil partnerships
More than one year after the Supreme Court decided law preventing opposite sex civil partnerships is incompatible with Human Rights, the Government has announced this should be possible by the...
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Letters of non-crystallisation – dealing in assets subject to a floating charge
Unlike a fixed charge, which attaches to specific assets (such as a business premises) and prevents the chargor from dealing or disposing of those assets without the chargee's consent, a...
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UBS AG v Rose Capital Ventures Ltd [2018] EWHC 3137 (Ch)
The High Court held that the bank was not under a duty to act reasonably (a Braganza duty) when exercising its absolute discretion to demand repayment of a loan. This...
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The State of the Netherlands v Deutsche Bank AG [2019] EWCA Civ 771
The Court of Appeal held that negative (as opposed to positive) interest was not payable on cash collateral posted under the 1995 Credit Support Annex (CSA) to an International Swaps...
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Four Blake Morgan lawyers scoop Lawyer of the Year awards
Four Blake Morgan lawyers have been awarded leading accolades by their fellow peers at the Best Lawyers awards 2020. Simon Burge, Max Craft, Susie Dryden and Sian Jones have all...
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Private Client Issues – July 2019
Welcome to this month's edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan's monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. Insight and advice on developments affecting private individuals. How...
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Changes to the statement of employment particulars – do you know the small print?
The Good Work Plan was announced by the Government on 17 December 2018 and it takes forward almost all of the recommendations of the Taylor Review. Many of the Regulations...
