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Proposed reform to Employment law rights – what are the most significant?
This article was originally published on 17 December 2018 and updated on 5 February 2019 It's being hailed by the Government as the "largest upgrade in workers' rights in over...
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Women’s Prize for Fiction announces 2019 Judging panel
The judges for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction – which champions and celebrates outstanding fiction written by women from all over the world – are announced today. Chair of...
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New building regulations ban combustible cladding
Eighteen months after 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire, combustible cladding has been banned from use in all new high-rise residential buildings. Partner Rachel Gwilliam explains...
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Digital assets and making a will
In January 2018 a unique, mint condition item was put up for sale in an online auction house. Signed by Tyler Latham and created to commemorate his team’s victory in...
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Oxford law firm spreads festive cheer to children in care this Christmas
A Secret Santa scheme run by Oxford law firm Blake Morgan has given almost 900 disadvantaged children in the local area a Christmas present this year. In its fifth year,...
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Blake Morgan awarded STEP Employer Platinum Partner accreditation
National leading law firm Blake Morgan has been accredited by the STEP Employer Partnership Programme (EPP) and awarded 'Platinum Employment Partner' status. STEP is the global professional association for practitioners...
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Daniel Scognamiglio crowned Travel Claims Lawyer of the Year
Travel claims expert Daniel Scognamiglio, at leading national law firm Blake Morgan, is celebrating after winning one of the top accolades at the Legal Awards 2018. Daniel was awarded the...
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Local Authority Matters – December 2018
Research conducted by the Local Government Chronicle reports that the number of Councils investing in real estate has doubled in the last two years. Not surprising given the pressure on...
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“Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor” mortgages and living together agreements
Simon Burge, a family law expert, takes a look at the use of a "living together agreement" in connection with a joint borrower mortgage for an unmarried couple, where only...
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The rise of predatory marriages and how they can affect Wills
Earlier this year we looked at how the test of capacity varies depending on the situation and how it may be possible that the threshold required for a person to marry...
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Developers are warned by the Court of Appeal not to take the law into their own hands
The Court of Appeal has sent a strong message to developers not to build on land in breach of a restrictive covenant and then present the court with a fait...
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Private Client Issues – December 2018
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. 2018...
