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Blake Morgan shortlisted for Legal Team of the Year at the Insider Wales Dealmakers Awards
Leading national law firm Blake Morgan, which has a nine strong corporate team in Cardiff, has been shortlisted for the prestigious 'Legal Team of the Year' award. The annual awards...
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The effect of the ‘ground rent scandal’ on Registered Providers
Following what the Guardian recently branded the 'ground rent scandal' where owners of leasehold houses, in particular, were highlighted as facing spiralling ground rents, the Government has set out plans...
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General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679)
On 25 May 2018, the GDPR will become directly applicable in all EU member states and, despite Brexit negotiations, the UK Government has confirmed that it will be implementing these...
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Witnessing a deed
In certain circumstances, a party's signature to a deed must be attested by a witness. For example, if the executing party is an individual or if a company executed the...
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FCA bans clauses restricting clients’ choice of future supplier in relation to primary market services.
On 27 June the FCA published its Policy Statement PS17/13 'Investment and corporate banking: prohibition of restrictive contractual clauses'. This details the FCA's decision to ban firms from entering into...
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Consumer credit firms duty of responsibility
This note provides an overview of how the duty of responsibility will apply to Consumer Credit Firms in 2018 and why preparation for the Senior Managers' Regime and duty of...
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Implications for lenders when taking security over shares in a Scottish company
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ("BEIS") has clarified that a person taking security over shares in a Scottish Company must appear on the company's Register of People...
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Possible new security rights for Banks
On 10 July 2017, the European Commission published a consultation amongst other things on the protection of secured creditors from a borrower's default. The consultation suggests a new type of...
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Brief Banking Bites newsletter
Welcome to the second "offering" of BBB 2017. This edition covers the interesting case of HMRC v Mercedes Benz Financial Services UK (case C-164/16) and whether a mixed nature leasing agreement is...
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Court of Appeal considers whether using LMA terms amount to dealing on a party’s “written standard terms of business”
In African Export-Import Bank and others v Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd and others the Court of Appeal determined that the use of negotiated LMA terms did not amount to dealing...
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Charities newsletter – August 2017
Our Charities team here at Blake Morgan regularly publishes e-bulletins to keep you up-to-date with breaking news and topical issues affecting the sector. We also offer regular charity trustee induction...
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Blake Morgan supports young people in Growing Ambitions
Young people from across the UK and Wales began the school holidays with the opportunity to gain insight into legal life and improve their work prospects thanks to a unique...
