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Automatic enrolment alert: Consultation with employees – some pitfalls
Employers should be alert to the mandatory increases in total minimum contributions to their qualifying workforce pension schemes under the automatic enrolment regulations. These increases will be required from the...
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Supreme Court rules on disclosure of past convictions
UPDATE: In response to the Supreme Court decision, the Government announced in July 2020 that it would change the rules relating to what needs to be disclosed on, and removed...
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Should you be influencing your influencers?
On 23 January 2019 the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") published new guidance for social media influencers ("the Guidelines"). This guidance makes clear the need for influencers, and the brands...
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CVAs: Some Pros and Cons
If you are a commercial landlord or tenant, you are likely to have heard of a company voluntary agreement. A 'company voluntary agreement', known more commonly as a 'CVA' is...
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Blake Morgan successfully defends NHS England in a £1billion challenge brought against its largest ever medicines procurement
On 18 January 2019, the High Court handed down judgment in the case ofAbbVie Limited -v- NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England) [2019] EWHC 61 (TCC)....
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Charities Newsletter – January 2019
Our Charities team here at Blake Morgan publishes bulletins to keep you up-to-date with breaking news and topical issues affecting the sector. We also offer regular charity trustee induction and...
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Pension sharing in divorce proceedings
When dividing the matrimonial finances a tricky area can often be how to treat the parties' pension provision. What is the law surrounding this area? A challenging part of dividing...
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How to avoid unfavourable treatment
This article first appeared in People Management on 31 January 2019. How can employers avoid treating employees unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of their disability? This can be a potential...
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Cannabidiol (CBD) Products could face enforcement action: from legal high to legal low?
The Food Standards Agency is understood to be considering its options following the surprise re-classification of CBD products as a 'Novel Food' by the European Food Safety Authority. CBD is...
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Dispute resolution lessons to be learnt from Brexit negotiations
As the Prime Minister and her negotiating team prepare themselves for another tense round of negotiations in Brussels, Lee Fisher, a partner in Blake Morgan's Dispute Management team and accredited...
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Blake Morgan celebrates latest ranking in Stonewall equality index
Leading national law firm Blake Morgan has jumped a massive 162 places in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index. The firm is among 445 organisations to be ranked in the index...
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Data Protection: How to plan for Brexit
Following the defeat of the Government's EU Withdrawal Agreement in the House of Commons on 15 January, the risk of a no-deal Brexit has increased and there remains considerable uncertainty...
