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New Measures Introduced to Help Protect Charities from Insolvency
03 July 2020
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?
03 July 2020
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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Adjudication ‘Boost’ for Liquidators: The Supreme Court Rules Against ‘Futility’ in Bresco v Lonsdale
02 July 2020
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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Contact tracing revisited: whatever happened to the UK’s smartphone app?
23 June 2020
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...
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Coronavirus – End of UK Intellectual Property Office interrupted days
22 June 2020
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has confirmed interrupted days will come to an end on 29 July 2020. End of extensions to deadlines As we previously reported, following the...
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Public Health England report on COVID-19
22 June 2020
Public Health England (PHE)'s latest report (published on 17th June 2020) which looked at the impact of Covid-19 on BAME groups, includes one particular message that simply cannot be ignored....
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Covid-19 Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships During the Covid-19 pandemic
19 June 2020
Today the UK Government published its snappily titled, Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Click here to see a copy of the Code. The Code...
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Business recovery roadmap for local authority leisure centre contracts during COVID-19
17 June 2020
Penny Rinta-Suksi, Commercial partner, and her team of specialists have been advising local authorities from the very start of the pandemic on how to manage their leisure facilities contracts with...
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Health Sector News – Review of May 2020
16 June 2020
Blake Morgan's Health Sector legal experts have put together a round-up of the latest news within this area. Welcome to the review of the May edition of Health Sector News,...
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Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 04/20: Recovery and Transition from COVID-19
11 June 2020
The Cabinet Office has published Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 04/20: Recovery and Transition from COVID-19, which provides information and guidance for public bodies on payment of their suppliers to ensure...
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Running a successful remote court hearing in England: the solicitor perspective
11 June 2020
Since the UK Government announced the lockdown on 23 March 2020, Blake Morgan's Litigation team has spent over 75 hours in remote hearings including 13 applications, a week-long trial and...
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Construction law update – June 2020
11 June 2020
COVID-19 is posing a significant challenge to many businesses in the UK including the construction industry. We have collated recent insights from our construction law experts to help you at...
