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Law Firm Blake Morgan advise Metro Bank on latest store opening in Oxford
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has advised Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, on obtaining a 25 year lease on a new retail unit on Queens Street in central...
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Online platforms and regulation – too successful for their own good? Why the EU’s proposed regulation of platforms will apply in the UK regardless of Brexit
Online platforms have dramatically changed the digital economy in recent years – obvious examples are eBay, services offered by Google, iTunes and Facebook. But there are plenty of other platforms...
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New Acas Guidance on overtime rights
Associate Vicky Schollar comments in People Management on the new Acas Guidance on overtime rights and the implications of overtime when calculating holiday pay. This article was first published in People Management...
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Buyer-funded developments: is the potential return worth the risk?
Post the financial crisis of 2008, the buyer-funded development model has become increasingly common. Recent media coverage tells a tale of failed projects, substantial financial loss and allegations of fraud....
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Family law expert comments on reform of rights for common law spouses
Denying the mother of four children a widowed parent’s allowance is illegal, the supreme court has ruled today, in a decision that significantly extends the rights of unmarried couples. Simon...
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Consent and Direct Marketing: What is informed consent in the UK? The decision of the First-tier Tribunal in Xerpla Ltd v The Information Commissioner
Background The UK has laws which prohibit spam – currently the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive Regulations 2003) (PECR). PECR runs in parallel with data protection law. Critical to...
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When does inconsistent conduct amount to a variation of contract? Merit Holdings Limited v Michael J Lonsdale Limited [2017]
An issue which often arises in a commercial setting is where two companies agree a contract for goods or services but do not put the terms in writing, instead relying...
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Time to prepare for data limbo? A no-deal Brexit and its impact on cross-border data flows
As a no-deal Brexit becomes a distinct possibility the UK government is to start producing guidance to deal with this eventuality. However when it comes to data protection and the...
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Freehold vs leasehold: what’s the difference?
Freehold and leasehold are the two main types of property ownership in the UK. Here we explain how these types of ownership differ and the considerations to note when buying...
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Holding the PRs to account
You know that you have been named as a beneficiary under a Will or are entitled under a relative's intestacy. After the initial emotions experienced in learning this news have...
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Buyers beware – the financial cost of losing track of just one thread in a transaction can be high
A major housebuilder has fallen victim to an unfortunate lack of concentration when acquiring a development site in Wales, with expensive consequences, and its loss provides a stark warning to...
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Successful Inheritance Act claim for perceived “lodger”
Testamentary freedom, or a person's freedom to dispose of their property upon death as they see fit, is a fundamental principle of English and Welsh law. Justice Cockburn very eloquently...
