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An increase in Probate fees set to be introduced in April 2019
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice Lucy Frazer QC MP has recently announced that she has put new legislation before Parliament, which if implemented, would introduce a new,...
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Keeping it in the family: Business Owners more likely to seek advice from family than professionals
Behind every great business lies a great family according to research carried out by law firm Blake Morgan into the key factors of business success. Almost half (46 per cent)...
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Blake Morgan represents Appellants in Cayman Islands appeal to the Privy Council
Blake Morgan acted for the Appellants in this appeal. Francis and another (Appellants) v Vista Del Mar Developments Ltd (Respondent) (Cayman Islands) Case ID: JCPC 2017/0074. The issue for the board...
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EU Commission targets 17 states over Marrakesh Treaty non-compliance
This article was first published in the World Intellectual Property Review on 30 November. The European Commission has instigated non-compliance proceedings against 17 member states, including the UK, for failing to tell...
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Court warns developers 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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Beales Completes Acquisition of Palmers
Bournemouth based department store chain Beales has completed the acquisition of Palmer’s remaining two stores in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, East Anglia. Completed with the assistance of law firm Blake...
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HRA Council housing – back to simpler delivery structures?
It was long recognised that the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap was a major obstacle for councils seeking to build new homes. It was therefore met with applause that...
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SDLT revenue figures’ review
Recent figures show the level of receipts from Stamp Duty Land Tax. Our SDLT expert John Shallcross takes a look in more detail. The figures released by HMRC on 21 November...
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Leasehold Enfranchisement – Consultation on Reform
The Law Commission has published a Consultation Paper on the law of leasehold enfranchisement, which discusses widespread reform for leaseholders’ rights to: extend the lease of their house or flat;...
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Display of Advertisements and Discontinuance Notices
The recent case of Putney Bridge Approach Limited v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2018] EWCA Civ 2268 has helped clarify how local planning authorities ("LPAs") should exercise their...
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The Postcode Lottery
Inheritance tax (IHT) was originally intended as a tax on the wealthiest, but last year the Revenue claimed £5.2 billion in IHT, 60% more than five years ago. One of...
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SDLT surcharge – Expiry of the transitional period on 26th November 2018
The 25th November 2017 marked the second anniversary of the 2015 Autumn Statement in which the Government announced that “higher rates of stamp duty land tax” would apply to purchases...
