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Reducing family conflict – wherever possible
As members of Resolution, our Family team strive to reduce conflict as far as possible in all cases that are dealt with. This is often made challenging by the current law...
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New PPG on Build to Rent
On 13 September the Government published a new section in its Planning Practice Guidance (Guidance) on Build to Rent in order to simplify its treatment within the planning system and...
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Regulating the “wild west” of digital currencies, crypto-assets, ICOs and smart contracts
The House of Commons Treasury Committee has just published its Report on Digital Currencies – or as it now prefers to call them "crypto-assets" as they are not really currencies...
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Credit reference agency fined £500,000 for serious data breach
The Information Commissioner's Office has today (20 September) issued a monetary penalty notice to credit reference agency Equifax Limited for serious breaches of data protection law. The £500,000 penalty represents the...
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Success for Blake Morgan’s Thames Valley Insolvency team
The Insolvency team in Thames Valley have had a recent success with the recovery of a six-figure sum in relation to a fraudulent transfer of funds. In this success Partner...
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Springboard injunction granted to prevent damaging misuse of company confidential information
In a judgment dated 17 September 2018 (Seatreiver International Holdings Limited (Claimant/Applicant) v Andrew Daly, AMTD Consultants Limited (Defendants) and Sun-Bay ApS, Jupiter Light ApS, and Henrik Bo-Stieler (Respondents) ([2018] EWHC...
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Death Benefits – a positive development on the rights of cohabitees and ‘common-law spouses’
In the recent Supreme Court decision in the matter of an application by Siobhan McLaughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2018] UKSC 48, the UK's highest court took a big...
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Controlling the fate of your estate
The tragic death of businessman Richard Cousins and his family in a seaplane crash on New Year's Eve in 2017 re‑iterated the importance of including a "Disaster Scenario Clause" in...
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The new NPPF: A review of the changes since the March draft
The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 24 July. The Government has made a number of changes to the draft that was released for consultation earlier in...
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Selecting the right charity to support – and ‘targeting’ your legacy
Now in its 9th year, the 'Remember A Charity Week' campaign is launching a new tool to help individuals discover charities whose work is close to their heart. The 'Human' search...
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Private Client Issues – September 2018
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. Successful...
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Court of Appeal restores legal professional privilege in ENRC
The Court of Appeal restores legal professional privilege in SFO v ENRC case. SFO v ENRC - Legal professional privilege restored The Court of Appeal has reversed the controversial High...
