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Commercial, debt & asset recoveries
09 July 2019
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British Airways to be fined a record £183m for data breach
08 July 2019
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has today (8 July) announced its intention to fine British Airways a record-breaking £183 million for a serious breach of data protection law. This is...
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Telecoms operators can now install and manage telecoms masts on Local Authority land with far less difficulty and cost
08 July 2019
Since the new Electronic Communications Code ("the Code") came into force on 28 December 2017, a number of cases have been heard by the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) ("the Tribunal")....
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Professional indemnity insurance in the aggregate and with reinstatements – a cautionary tale
05 July 2019
Your project team members with design responsibility hold professional indemnity insurance in the minimum amount you have requested. So, you can relax knowing that you are covered in the event...
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Shared Parental Leave Scheme: where does this leave us now?
05 July 2019
Four years ago the coalition government, to much fanfare, introduced the Shared Parental Leave Scheme ("SPL") and billed it as a "game changer" for parents. The aim was to not...
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Digital advertising, adtech and personal data – the CMA as well as ICO to take action
03 July 2019
Background Competition authorities around the world have been struggling with how to regulate online platforms. Concerns have been raised about firms’ use of people’s data, the market power or ‘gatekeeper’...
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Serving Up a Change: Service Charge Update
01 July 2019
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Professional Statement on Service Charges in Commercial Property, 1st edition ('the Professional Statement') became effective for all service charge periods commencing from 1...
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A review of the Government’s proposed changes to the leasehold housing market
28 June 2019
This year the Manchester Housing Conference saw the Housing Minister appear before the delegates to explain the Government's proposed changes to the leasehold housing market following the response to the...
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LGBT+ Parenting – Looking at the options
27 June 2019
Eve Piffaretti and Alison Craggs set out the ways in which an LGBT+ person may become a parent, and the legal obstacles they may face in doing so. This article...
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Are you being served or is Big Brother at large?
21 June 2019
This article was first written for the Western Mail, published on 20 June 2019. With Uber set to ban passengers with poor ratings, Karl Foster, of Blake Morgan, explores the...
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SDLT surcharge – Changes made by the Autumn Budget on 22 November 2017
20 June 2019
The Autumn Budget of 22 November 2017 was an exciting Budget for those of us who live and breathe the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rules on when a purchase...
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How do I best protect my family when I’m gone?
19 June 2019
It's a question we hear all the time. We regularly see clients who want to make provision for a person within their family who is vulnerable and may not be...
