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Employment Appeal Tribunal: Covert recording of meetings isn’t always misconduct
The EAT (Employment Appeal Tribunal) has recently considered the issue of an employee's covert recording of a meeting with HR and held that there are various circumstances when it would...
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Blake Morgan with Adrian Chiles at the South Coast Property Awards
Blake Morgan representatives attended the South Coast Property Awards at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, as an award category sponsor and judge on Thursday, 19 July. Organised by The Business Magazine,...
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BLAKE MORGAN NAMED AS LEADING PRIVATE CLIENT FIRM IN CHAMBERS HIGH NET WORTH 2019
Blake Morgan’s Cardiff team has once again been listed in the Chambers High Net Worth guide – the go-to guide for private wealth advisors looking for intelligent support and advice....
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Employment Law: The ins and outs of dress codes
What should employers consider when introducing a dress code policy? Employment Law solicitor Olivia Lawrence explores in more detail. There is nothing inherently wrong with organisations having a dress code...
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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...
