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An unlawful “super-school”
The decision to establish a "super-school" was found to be unlawful due to a failure to consider the impact it would have on Welsh-medium schools in the area. This article...
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Blake Morgan join industry leaders at NatWest event to discuss driving life sciences sector growth
Industry leaders met in Birmingham last week to discuss opportunities to drive the region’s future as a cutting-edge life sciences innovation hub.
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What do travel companies need to know about data protection?
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, which came into force in 2021, overhauled rights and obligations regarding the processing of personal data in the...
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Improving NHS staff wellbeing
At a challenging time for the health sector, Debra Gers, employment lawyer at Blake Morgan, and Jordan Cummins, health director at the CBI discuss what can be done to improve...
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Whistleblowing protection: Employee’s conduct separable from making a protected disclosure
The Court of Appeal recently held that the dismissal of a whistleblowing employee, for her conduct related to making protected disclosures, was not automatically unfair under whistleblowing protection legislation. The...
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What are growth shares and how can they benefit your organisation?
In this guide to growth shares, we consider what growth shares are and how they can be used to incentivise employees (and others) and allow them to join in the...
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Consultation outcome: NHS Pension Scheme
Part of the Government’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been measures to boost the available NHS workforce. As part of this, rules in the NHS Pension Scheme have...
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Cyber Security due diligence is now a key step in your M&A strategy
Cyber-crime is now worth 1 trillion dollars globally – if your business is looking to buy, sell or raise funds you need to consider cyber-security due diligence as a key...
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Public Inquiries – an overview
To coincide with the start of the first Preliminary Hearing for Module 1 of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, we are launching a series of articles delving into public inquiries. In...
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Improving the care sector in the UK
The care sector's increasing and constant demand for resources must balance between the challenges it faces and the continuous opportunities to improve patient outcomes. Ultimately, the key issues must be...
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Ascertaining employment status: why is it important for rights?
Ascertaining someone's employment status is crucial because this determines what employment rights they have and what taxes they have to pay.
