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Frustration and summary judgment
The High Court has recently considered whether a defence of frustration can be struck out or summary judgment given. In Natixis & Anr v Famfa Oil Ltd, the High Court...
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Case Summary – General Pharmaceutical Council v Kellett and Gamble [2020] 6 WLUK 456
Last week's ruling sets out the principles to apply in applications to extend interim orders and serves as a warning that interim orders will not be extended without good reason....
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Health Sector News – Review of June 2020
Please find below the June 2020 edition of our Healthcare update bringing you some of the most topical legal news stories from the last month. Blake Morgan continues to offer...
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New Measures Introduced to Help Protect Charities from Insolvency
We are now beginning to see a progressive easing of the government's lockdown that began back in March. At the time, the government acknowledged the potential governance and financial issues...
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Will paperless processes kill off cheques?
With so many processes moving online during the COVID-19 pandemic, could paperwork, cheques and 'wet-ink' signatures be on their way out for good? Paperless probate Even pre-COVID, the Court and...
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Women’s Prize for Fiction Autumn events update
As you may know, this year was the first time since the Women's Prize for Fiction was founded 25 years ago, that the winner hasn’t been able to be announced...
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Adjudication ‘Boost’ for Liquidators: The Supreme Court Rules Against ‘Futility’ in Bresco v Lonsdale
Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (In Liquidation) (Appellant/Cross-Respondent) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd (Respondent/Cross-Appellant) [2020] UKSC 25. On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 27 The long awaited judgment determining the...
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Blake Morgan appoints new corporate partner
Blake Morgan has today (1 July) announced that Dov Katz has joined the firm as a Partner in its London corporate team. Dov joins from Greenwoods GRM and was previously...
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Blake Morgan announced as finalists for Wales Legal Awards 2020
Blake Morgan has been shortlisted for three categories at the Wales Legal Awards 2020. The Wales Legal Awards celebrate excellence in teams practising and providing services to the legal profession...
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Webinar: Essential business planning challenges for the new working norm
On Wednesday 1 July we hosted a webinar on essential business planning challenges for the new working norm.
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Contact tracing revisited: whatever happened to the UK’s smartphone app?
This blog was originally published in Business Matters magazine on the 23rd June 2020. In my column on 4 May in Business Matters magazine, I reported that the UK government...
