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Housebuilding in Hampshire Halted over Nitrates Pollution in the Solent
Fears over nitrates pollution in the Solent area has resulted in planning authorities in Hampshire putting planning applications for new housing developments on hold. Following advice from Natural England, five...
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€150,000 GDPR fine for wrongly using “consent” as a basis for processing personal data of staff
The Greek Data Protection Authority ("DPA" the equivalent of the UK's Information Commissioner's Office/ICO) has just fined PWC €150,000 for GDPR breaches in connection with its processing of employee data....
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Off-Payroll Rules for the Private Sector – Draft Legislation Published
In anticipation of the extension of the off-payroll rules to the private sector in April 2020, the Government has published its draft legislation together with explanatory notes, policy paper and...
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Private Client Issues – August 2019
Welcome to this month's edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan's monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. Insight and advice on developments affecting private individuals. A...
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Councils left vulnerable in recovering business rates following recent Court of Appeal Decision
In a recent decision in the Court of Appeal, two local authorities (the Claimants) lost 'test cases' after attempting to recover business rates arising from empty properties. The impact the...
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Supreme Court gives significant decision on restrictive covenants
Restrictive covenants are a useful tool for employers to protect their competitive edge and to reduce the risk of 'star employees' leaving to join competitors. However, failure to draft restrictive...
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Stamp Duty Land Tax 3% surcharge ‘Replacement of only or main residence’ and the three-year rules
The higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax are intended to apply to purchases of additional residential properties, such as second homes and buy to let properties. The design of...
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Applying proportionality in costs law
Proportionality has been an omnipresent concept in costs litigation since the Jackson Reforms came into play on 1 April 2013. Yet despite this omnipresence and importance, it is a concept...
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Local Authority Matters – July 2019
Boris is now in number 10, the weather is breaking all heat records and Brexit, the complete unknown, continues to hog Government airtime. You wouldn't be mistaken in thinking the...
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IEA release report for the Ongoing Review of the Operation of Justice in Wales
The Independent Expert Advisory (IEA) Committee for Ongoing Review of the Operation of Justice in Wales has just released its first report with a number of interesting observations and recommendations....
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HMRC clarify a point on the SDLT treatment of properties with self-contained annexes
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) treatment of properties with self-contained annexes is complicated, but HMRC have recently clarified one point. They confirmed on 23 July 2019 that, where the...
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Successful Lifetime Proprietary Estoppel Claim
In Guest v Guest [2019] the High Court dealt with a proprietary estoppel claim, brought whilst the parties were still alive. The claimant, Andrew Guest, brought an action against his...
