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High Court finds post-termination restrictions in franchise agreement unenforceable
A recent case involving post-termination restrictions in franchise agreements highlights the importance of getting your agreements right.
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Food safety and sentencing examined
Food safety sentencing is currently in the spotlight and we were pleased to bring you a mock trial and sentencing event on Wednesday 26 May. Two recent criminal prosecutions arguably...
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Employment Law Newsletter – Spring 2021
A warm welcome to Blake Morgan's Spring newsletter, keeping you informed of the latest developments in Employment, Pensions and Immigration Law. With the end of lockdown imminent, the continued success...
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Shared Parental Leave is not comparable to adoption leave for purpose of sex discrimination claim
UPDATE: Since this article was written, regarding Mr Hextall, permission to appeal to the Supreme Court was refused. Regarding Mr Ali, it is reported that no appeal was made. Six...
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Blake Morgan announces eight new partner promotions
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has announced the promotions of eight exceptional lawyers to Partner. James Davies, Nicola Diggle, Anita Kasseean, Euan Mitchell, Alex Shirtcliff, Dawn Smith, Gemma Spiceley and...
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Recent Employment Tribunal decisions on COVID-19 pandemic-related claims
The latest quarterly Employment Tribunal statistics for the period October to December 2020 were published on 11 March 2021. The statistics show a 25% increase in single claims received and...
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Blake Morgan advises electronics manufacturing services provider ESCATEC on strategic acquisition
Blake Morgan's corporate team has advised electronics manufacturing services provider ESCATEC on its acquisition of UK-based JJS Manufacturing in a private deal. The acquisition adds electro-mechanical production facilities in the...
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Sky v SkyKick Judgment
The case involves the well-known broadcaster Sky who were involved in a trade mark dispute with Skykick, a cloud migration company. We look at what the outcome means for trade marks.
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Right to work checks: Covid concession extended until 20 June 2021
The Government announced recently that the usual methods of conducting manual right to work checks must resume on 17 May 2021 and the current concession which has been in place...
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Charities Newsletter – May 2021
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease across the UK, life is beginning to look and feel more normal. Whilst the news headlines continue to be dominated by COVID-19, the Charities...
