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Private Client Issues – January 2018
11 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
11 January 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
10 January 2018
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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Could equity release help with a Christmas debt hangover?
03 January 2018
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...
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Law firm’s Secret Santa initiative gives children a Christmas present this year
21 December 2017
A Secret Santa scheme run by Oxford law firm Blake Morgan, in collaboration with Social Services and Children Heard and Seen, a charity providing support to children affected by parental...
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Looking for a place in the sun? How to ensure your Spanish property passes to your chosen beneficiary on death
20 December 2017
As the winter months draw in on us, a holiday home in Spain seems like a very appealing prospect but have you thought about what will happen to that property...
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Can my ex-partner ask me questions at Court?
18 December 2017
If former partners are not able to reach an agreement and instead have to rely on an application to the Court, whether to determine financial matters or arrangements for children,...
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Should I make a Living Will?
13 December 2017
With life expectancy ever-increasing and with 9.9 million new cases of dementia reported each year worldwide, people are becoming increasingly concerned about their long term health. In turn many consider...
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Oxbridge Arc – The new powerhouse for UK growth
12 December 2017
On 17 November 2017 the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) published its report, "Partnering for prosperity: a new deal for the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford Arc". The report focused...
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Safeguarding against abuse of Lasting Powers of Attorney
11 December 2017
The recent ITV Tonight programme "Elderly Theft: Robbing the Relatives" revealed a number of shocking stories where a family member appointed as an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney...
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Can I protect my home from care home fees?
04 December 2017
The recent Channel 4 Dispatches programme "How to avoid the Dementia Tax" explored the "political hot potato" that is the provision of social care. An increasing number of elderly people...
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PSD2 – Are you Ready?
01 December 2017
With the clock ticking, and just over a month until the changes to the regulation of payment services and e-money come into force, the revised regime will see a significant...
