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How can unmarried cohabiting couples sensibly protect themselves to avoid legal problems later?
It's easy to see the beginning of January as a little bit miserable: "divorce day", dry January, dreadful weather and a return to work but there are lots of little...
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Construction industry braced for Carillion insolvency
The well-publicised liquidation of Carillion and appointment of partners at PwC with day-to-day control represents one of the biggest failures of a private sector company this decade and certainly the...
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Charity Commission: Press release to review your safeguarding and governance arrangements
On 19 December 2017, the Charity Commission issued a regulatory alert reminding charities to review their safeguarding and governance arrangements. It also published its revised strategy for dealing with safeguarding...
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Where there is a Will, there is a way
This week the Independent reported that a survey conducted by Macmillan Cancer Support of 2000 people showed that "nearly two thirds of UK adults don't have a Will" and more...
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Blake Morgan accelerates Welsh business growth with £225 million in corporate deals
Law firm Blake Morgan acted on more than £225 million worth of deals in Wales in 2017 including advising on 13 investments made by the Development Bank of Wales. Led...
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Private Client Issues – January 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. Could equity release help with a Christmas debt hangover?...
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Employment Law – Looking Ahead to 2018
Following on from our Employment law "Top Ten" of 2017 we now take a look ahead to 2018 and what are likely to be the key employment law developments for employers and...
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A planning authority’s duty to give reasons
The Supreme Court recently held, in Dover District Council v CPRE Kent [2017] UKSC 79,that in special circumstances a Local Planning Authority may be under a duty to give reasons for its...
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Hunt right to do the ‘wrong thing’
Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, successfully convinced Prime Minister Theresa May to bring the health and social care services closer together as part of her "Cabinet reshuffle". He will now...
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Leading property law firm announce sponsorship of the Oxford Property Festival
Blake Morgan is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the inaugural Oxfordshire Property Festival. Ran by the UK Property Forum, this event will provide a unique opportunity to bring together...
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Farmers will cautiously welcome consultation on agricultural subsidies
Caroline Lindon-Morris, a specialist in the agricultural property team at Blake Morgan, believes that farmers will give a “cautious welcome” to Michael Gove’s recent comments about the future of agricultural...
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Could equity release help with a Christmas debt hangover?
Research by the Money Advice Trust reveals that a third of Britons (16.9 million) borrowed money to pay for presents for Christmas and a fifth (10.4 million) of us borrowed...
