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Should social housing be a “permitted disposal” on which no overage is payable?
The case of Burrows Investments Ltd (Burrows) and Ward Homes Ltd (Ward) (2017) is another case highlighting the importance of careful drafting and negotiation of overage provision but this case...
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Vista Retail Support secures a £14m investment from LDC
Advised by Blake Morgan, mid-market private equity firm LDC has secured a £14m investment in Vista Retail Support (Vista), a leading independent IT services company. Headquartered in Cardiff, Vista employs...
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Blake Morgan conveyancers win major industry award for outstanding client service
Blake Morgan’s conveyancing specialists in the Thames Valley are celebrating after winning a major national award to recognise their impeccable standards of customer service. The firm’s Oxford office won Best...
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Blockchain in real estate – what does the future hold?
The media has been buzzing about the recent listing of a property in Notting Hill for circa £17 million where the reports state that the seller is only willing to...
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Employment Newsletter – Autumn 2017
A warm welcome to Blake Morgan's Autumn newsletter, keeping you informed of the latest developments in Employment Law. This year, October brought almost no legislative changes to Employment law, because...
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Update on GDPR: the Data Protection Bill
On 13 September the Government published the Data Protection Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech earlier this year, which will repeal the existing Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The Bill...
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Criminal Finances Act 2017 – implications for employers
On 30 September 2017, two criminal offences under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 came into force (see our previous article with some further details) which all organisations (corporate bodies –including charities...
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Monitoring private messages
In 2016 the case of Bărbulescu v Romania was dubbed a "snooper's charter". The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the dismissal of an employee for using electronic...
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The relevance of previous incidents in disciplinary investigations
The recent EAT case of NHS 24 v Pillar has reversed the previous Employment Tribunal decision and has found that including previous incidents that were not subject to disciplinary action in an...
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Employment Tribunal compensation changes
With the abolition of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees, more claims are inevitable. In successful claims, ETs award compensation based on well-established rules, some of which have recently changed. Employer's pension...
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Blake Morgan confirms appointment of Lisa Davies as firm strengthens Private Client division
Wills, Trusts and Probate lawyer Lisa Davies has been confirmed as Blake Morgan’s new Head of Succession and Tax in Wales. Lisa joins the Cardiff office of Blake Morgan from...
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Blake Morgan teams in the Thames Valley celebrate success in the Legal 500 listings
Leading law firm Blake Morgan is celebrating a strong presence for its legal specialists in Oxford and Reading in the 2017 edition of the prestigious Legal 500 directory, including a...
