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The Future of Costs and Case Management?
07 November 2019
Our Commercial Litigation experts provide a summary of the key points of the capped costs pilot scheme and whether it will work for you. The capped costs pilot scheme was...
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Charity Commission widens its own definition of whistleblowers to include volunteers
06 November 2019
The Charity Commission recently published its annual report into the whistleblowing disclosures it received between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 and included a significant change to its whistleblowing...
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Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling is great news for litigation funders
05 November 2019
Simon Hough and Rebecca Wyke discover good news for litigation funders as they examine a recent Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling in relation to the funding of collective claims. The case...
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Ground rents – When is a long lease not actually a long lease?
04 November 2019
When it is an Assured Tenancy - It sounds like the punchline to a bad joke at a dinner party full of property lawyers, but sadly this is the sad...
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SDLT tax receipts
04 November 2019
John Shallcross takes a look at the latest statistics on tax receipts from stamp duty land tax and considers what they tell us about first time buyers' relief and of...
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Electric vehicle smart charging
28 October 2019
The 2018 Road to Zero Strategy confirmed that all vehicles sold in the UK by 2040 must produce zero carbon emissions; a decision which aims to enable the UK to...
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Surrender and regrant of agricultural tenancies
28 October 2019
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) issues arising out of a surrender and regrant of an agricultural tenancy can be complicated, especially where the tenancy has inherent value. John Shallcross...
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Welsh justice review warns of legal aid ‘deserts’ and calls for devolution of justice functions
24 October 2019
Following a 2017 independent study commissioned by the Welsh government, the 555-page report published today on the justice system in Wales was highly critical of the current system of devolution...
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Guidance on the meaning of the “significant or persistent deficiencies” discretionary exclusion
24 October 2019
A Romanian court requested a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of Article 57(4)(g) of Directive (2014/24/EU) ("the Directive") which is the discretionary exclusion ground for significant or persistent deficiencies in...
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Jack Wiseman-White
18 October 2019
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‘Protected conversations’ – when can pre-termination settlement negotiations be revealed to an Employment Tribunal?
17 October 2019
Protected conversations were introduced back in 2013. They were designed to enable both employers and employees to initiate a confidential discussion about bringing employment to an end without fear of...
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Sky v Skykick trade mark dispute: EU Advocate General gives recommendation on “clarity and precision”
17 October 2019
In the long running trade mark dispute between Sky and Skykick, The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has been asked to rule on a series of questions referred...
