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Support for social housing residents during COVID-19
22 May 2020
The Minister of State for Housing (MoSfH), Christopher Pincher, sent out a letter to all social housing residents in England on 18 May 2020 to provide some key advice and...
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How to manage a covidivorce whilst living under the same roof
22 May 2020
As we continue to live through unprecedented times with lockdown restrictions still in place, tensions are rising in some households where separating or divorcing couples are being forced to isolate...
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Has COVID-19 killed SONIA interest rate benchmark?
22 May 2020
With all the challenges that British Banks and businesses are facing at the moment, it would be easy to suppose that the transition away from LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate)...
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How can we avoid the Premier League litigation firestorm coming to construction?
21 May 2020
In our second construction webinar on 19 May, we looked at the parallel worlds of the construction industry and the Premier League. Both worlds face similar challenges in light of...
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The benefits of going on secondment whilst training
21 May 2020
Just before COVID-19 hit daily life like a battering ram, I spent six months on secondment at a large national regulator.
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Land Registry update on verification of identity during COVID-19
20 May 2020
The Land Registry have announced that with effect from 4 May 2020, verifying a person's identity will become easier during the COVID-19 restrictions and the challenges we face in order...
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Is doing nothing a breach of contract?
20 May 2020
With the outbreak of COVID-19, there are many companies who are unfortunately not able to fulfil their contractual duties to other businesses. The recent case of Bains v Arunvill Capital...
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A ticking time bomb for procurement claims
20 May 2020
The recent High Court judgment in Riverside Truck Rental Ltd v Lancashire County Council [2020] EWHC 1018 (TCC) reminded us that the timescales for challenging an alleged breach of the...
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Banking hot topics Q&A – May 2020
19 May 2020
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Blake Morgan's Banking and Finance team has been assisting clients across a range of sectors, with issues on their banking facilities. In case these are...
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Planning applications during COVID-19: avoid constitutional pitfalls
19 May 2020
Local authorities are looking at ways to avoid delaying planning applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. To remove the need for planning committee approval, some local authorities have sought to amend...
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Breach of an absolute covenant warning
19 May 2020
A Supreme Court ruling on a breach of an absolute covenant should serve as a warning to landlords. On 6 May 2020, the Supreme Court passed down their decision in...
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Health Sector News – Review of April 2020
18 May 2020
Blake Morgan's Health Sector legal experts have put together a round-up of the latest news within the area. Welcome to the review of the April edition of Health Sector News,...
