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Charity Commission widens its own definition of whistleblowers to include volunteers
The Charity Commission recently published its annual report into the whistleblowing disclosures it received between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 and included a significant change to its whistleblowing...
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Blake Morgan announces new Head of Succession and Tax in Thames Valley as part of its ambitious Private Client growth strategy
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has announced the appointment of Susannah Treherne as its new Head of Succession and Tax in the Thames Valley. Susannah joins Blake Morgan from Slade...
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Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling is great news for litigation funders
Simon Hough and Rebecca Wyke discover good news for litigation funders as they examine a recent Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling in relation to the funding of collective claims. The case...
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Ground rents – When is a long lease not actually a long lease?
When it is an Assured Tenancy - It sounds like the punchline to a bad joke at a dinner party full of property lawyers, but sadly this is the sad...
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Spoof calls
We have been made aware that one of our corporate telephone lines has been subject to malicious ‘spoofing’. Spoofing is when scammers use easily-accessible technology to change the number that...
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SDLT tax receipts
John Shallcross takes a look at the latest statistics on tax receipts from stamp duty land tax and considers what they tell us about first time buyers' relief and of...
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Electric vehicle smart charging
The 2018 Road to Zero Strategy confirmed that all vehicles sold in the UK by 2040 must produce zero carbon emissions; a decision which aims to enable the UK to...
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Surrender and regrant of agricultural tenancies
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) issues arising out of a surrender and regrant of an agricultural tenancy can be complicated, especially where the tenancy has inherent value. John Shallcross...
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Welsh justice review warns of legal aid ‘deserts’ and calls for devolution of justice functions
Following a 2017 independent study commissioned by the Welsh government, the 555-page report published today on the justice system in Wales was highly critical of the current system of devolution...
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Guidance on the meaning of the “significant or persistent deficiencies” discretionary exclusion
A Romanian court requested a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of Article 57(4)(g) of Directive (2014/24/EU) ("the Directive") which is the discretionary exclusion ground for significant or persistent deficiencies in...
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Employment Law Newsletter – Autumn 2019
A warm welcome to Blake Morgan's Autumn newsletter, keeping you informed of the latest developments in Employment Law. It has been an eventful few months, from the unlawful suspension of...
