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Brexit: the implications for food law
07 July 2016
Following the vote to leave the EU, there has been considerable speculation as to which EU laws will continue to apply once the UK has actually left the EU. This...
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Restaurant owner found guilty of Gross Negligence Manslaughter following Crown Court Trial
25 May 2016
In what is being hailed as a legal first, a restaurant owner in North Yorkshire has been found guilty of Gross Negligence Manslaughter, after a jury agreed that Mohamed Zaman...
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Your business and your estate: The impact of business property relief
28 April 2016
The Internal Revenue Service in the USA has recently brought a successful action against a business owner who gifted his business interest to his children in the 1970s but never...
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Restrictive covenant in a 19 year-old employment contract was unenforceable
26 April 2016
This article was first published in People Management in April 2016. Employers will often include post-termination restrictions in their contracts of employment and typically these can prevent employees from misusing...
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Using ‘will’, ‘shall’ and ‘must’ in commercial contracts
24 March 2016
Winston Churchill declared that, "We shall fight on the beaches" - not 'must' or 'will' – but 'shall'. 'Shall', 'must' and 'will' are all modal verbs (verbs used to express...
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Academy Conversions
17 March 2016
Since the inception of the academy conversion programme, our Schools team has developed an established practice and reputation for assisting schools through the academy conversion process from start to finish....
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Academy Schools
17 March 2016
Education is one of Blake Morgan's core areas of focus and our specialist lawyers provide a comprehensive range of legal services and support to education providers and individuals. Our team provides...
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No relief for developers, the 3% SDLT surcharge
17 March 2016
As promised by the Chancellor, the stamp duty land tax 3% surcharge on "additional" residential properties acquired will come into force on April 1 2016, but disappointingly residential developers have...
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From slab to slice – commercial property SDLT changes
16 March 2016
Following today's Budget, and from midnight tonight, purchasers of non-residential property will be subject to a revised structure of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). In line with the changes made...
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When is a patient’s consent to treatment informed?
12 January 2016
In its landmark decision set out in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board (2015), the Supreme Court expressed the view that a doctor has a duty to take reasonable care to ensure...
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New ACAS Guidance on conducting workplace investigations
07 January 2016
Most organisations will have in place a comprehensive disciplinary policy that sets out the procedure to follow when there are concerns about an employee's conduct or performance. Most employers will...
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Are you ready for the National Living Wage?
05 January 2016
A new National Living Wage (NLW) was George Osborne's 'rabbit out of the hat' announced in the July 2015 Budget, surprising many businesses and commentators. A recent Government survey showed...
