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  • How to sell a flat with a short lease
     This article was first published on News on the Block in June 2018. Short leases are an all too common problem for owners of flats when they come to sell...
  • Private Client Issues – June 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. Reservation agreements: A way to reduce failed transactions or...
  • Pabon [2018] EWCA Crim 420 – the LIBOR appeal
     Amongst the complexities of the politically charged LIBOR trials, the shocking conduct of an expert witness was revealed. The LIBOR trials concerned bank employees allegedly manipulating London Interbank Offered Rate...
  • Yussouf v SRA [2018] EWHC 211 (Admin)
     This case concerns an appeal against the Respondent Solicitors Regulation Authority’s Adjudication Panel, on the grounds that the panel’s finding of dishonesty were based upon a two-stage test of dishonesty,...
  • General Medical Council v Bawa-Garba [2018] EWHC 76
     The Divisional Court allowed the GMC’s appeal against the decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“MPT”) to suspend Dr Bawa-Garba’s registration for 12 months and substituted the sanction of erasure...
  • CVAs – Landlords strike back?
     2018 has been the year of the CVA (Company Voluntary Arrangement) in the retail and casual dining sectors. With difficult market conditions and falling consumer demand, a number of high...
  • GDPR, what next?
     After the frenzy, the GDPR and the new Data Protection Act 2018 apply from today, but as Elisabeth Bell explains, those in charge of compliance won't be breathing a sigh...
  • Scammers using GDPR to ‘hide in plain sight’
     Law firm Blake Morgan has issued a warning that cyber criminals are using the introduction of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) as an opportunity to target businesses and consumers with...
  • Gareth Williams signs for Blake Morgan
     Gareth Williams has joined Blake Morgan as a Partner in the London Real Estate team. Gareth joins the firm from DLA Piper where he was a Legal Director. He specialises...
  • Unravelling capacity
     The term "capacity" is used so frequently and is often misunderstood. Legal and medical professionals are likely to have a different understanding of this powerful word, which ultimately determines whether...