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ESG – what is it all about?
22 June 2022
"ESG", or Environment, Social and Governance is the latest acronym that all businesses now have to deal with. The decoding of the letters is the easy part, but what does...
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Pride Month – how far has family law come?
22 June 2022
It has been 50 Years since the first pride march in London, but has family law kept pace with changes in society? June sees the annual celebration of Pride Month,...
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Indirect discrimination and the importance of the comparison pool
20 June 2022
In a claim for indirect sex discrimination arising out of a flexible working request, a recent decision of the EAT in Allen v Primark Stores Ltd illustrates the importance of...
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Reservation of Rights – is it possible for lenders to have their cake and eat it?
17 June 2022
When a breach of a finance document occurs, many lenders require time to assess what they want to do, how they want to do it and when they want to...
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Psychodynamic thinking in family mediation
16 June 2022
How can mediation be enhanced by using psychodynamic thinking? This was an article by former Blake Morgan mediator Christine Plews, first published in the February edition of the Family Law...
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When should a tenant start thinking about dilapidations?
16 June 2022
A tenant will often not turn attention to the question of dilapidations until the end of a commercial lease is looming, or perhaps until a schedule of dilapidations arrives in...
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Brief Banking Bites – Summer 2022
13 June 2022
Welcome to the Summer edition of Brief Banking Bites (BBB)! We are kicking off the summer in an optimistic mood and are excited to see what the Banking & Finance...
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Private Client Issues – June 2022
09 June 2022
Welcome to this month’s edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan’s monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. It features insight and advice on developments affecting private...
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Enforcement of judgments in foreign jurisdictions
09 June 2022
Let us say that you have begun proceedings against a supplier for breach of contract. Fortunately, you were advised by Blake Morgan and were successful in your claim. Now comes...
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“Smart” Contracts – what you need to know
09 June 2022
Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of Rolls, has stated that every lawyer will require familiarity with the blockchain, smart legal contracts and cryptoassets. But in order to become familiar with a...
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Examining Quincecare duty
09 June 2022
The Quincecare duty requires financial institutions to not follow a customer's payment instruction where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the payment is an attempt to misappropriate funds. Misappropriation...
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Combating loneliness at work
09 June 2022
It is National Loneliness Awareness Week from 13 to 17 June. There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on mental wellbeing across all age...
