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Good Divorce Week
Today marks the start of Resolution's Good Divorce Week (running from 29 November to 3 December). This year's focus is on positive co-parenting after separation, which is the subject of their...
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Blake Morgan’s Public Sector Network – challenges for information governance (8/12/21) – PAST EVENT
We hosted a Public Sector Network seminar on Wednesday 8 December 2021, which focused on information governance, specifically for those in the public and third sector.
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30 Years of STEP – the benefits to us and our clients
STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) is the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. It works to improve public understanding of the...
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Blake Morgan in Wales scoops Social Value for Future Generations Award
Blake Morgan in Wales is celebrating after winning a prestigious Social Value for Future Generations Award 2021. The law firm won the Private Sector Leadership category in recognition of the...
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Teachers’ Pension Scheme analysis
Blake Morgan Legal Director Gillian McCue analyses the Teachers' Pension Scheme in an article first published by LexisNexis on 16 November 2021.
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Court of Appeal uphold decision to award success fee uplift
We look at the recent Court of Appeal decision to award a success fee uplift in Hirachand and consider how this might impact Inheritance Act claims in the future.
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Contract to leave Property by Will
Is a pre death contract to leave property by Will enforceable in the face of an Inheritance Act claim? Sismey v Salandron [2021] 10 WLUK 372 is the first judicial...
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Commercial rent arrears Bill introduced
A new Bill has been introduced with a Code of Practice and mandatory arbitration procedure designed to help tackle coronavirus commercial rent arrears disputes. However, there will still be issues...
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Child Inclusive Mediation – it’s for the child’s benefit
When Child Inclusive Mediation started being mentioned about five years ago, many people, myself included, had visions of a version of the direct child consultations that used to happen at...
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Blake Morgan signs up to the Law Society’s Women in Law Pledge
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has announced its commitment to The Law Society’s Women in Law Pledge. This joint initiative of The Law Society, Bar Council of England and Wales,...
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UK Supreme Court takes expansive approach to jurisdiction post-Brexit for tort/delict cases
The UK Supreme Court has confirmed, in the recent important decision of FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie [2021] EWCA Civ 996 ("Brownlie 2"), that it will take an...
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The Environment Act 2021: biodiversity net gain condition legislation receives royal assent
Earlier this week, the Environment Bill 2021 received royal assent and is now the Environment Act 2021. This represents a significant milestone in environmental statutory change following Brexit and an...
