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Charities newsletter – January 2018
17 January 2018
Our Charities team here at Blake Morgan publishes e-bulletins to keep you up-to-date with breaking news and topical issues affecting the sector. We also offer regular charity trustee induction and...
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How can unmarried cohabiting couples sensibly protect themselves to avoid legal problems later?
16 January 2018
It's easy to see the beginning of January as a little bit miserable: "divorce day", dry January, dreadful weather and a return to work but there are lots of little...
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Construction industry braced for Carillion insolvency
16 January 2018
The well-publicised liquidation of Carillion and appointment of partners at PwC with day-to-day control represents one of the biggest failures of a private sector company this decade and certainly the...
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Charity Commission: Press release to review your safeguarding and governance arrangements
15 January 2018
On 19 December 2017, the Charity Commission issued a regulatory alert reminding charities to review their safeguarding and governance arrangements. It also published its revised strategy for dealing with safeguarding...
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Private Client Issues – January 2018
11 January 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. Could equity release help with a Christmas debt hangover?...
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Employment Law – Looking Ahead to 2018
11 January 2018
Following on from our Employment law "Top Ten" of 2017 we now take a look ahead to 2018 and what are likely to be the key employment law developments for employers and...
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A planning authority’s duty to give reasons
10 January 2018
The Supreme Court recently held, in Dover District Council v CPRE Kent [2017] UKSC 79,that in special circumstances a Local Planning Authority may be under a duty to give reasons for its...
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Could equity release help with a Christmas debt hangover?
03 January 2018
Research by the Money Advice Trust reveals that a third of Britons (16.9 million) borrowed money to pay for presents for Christmas and a fifth (10.4 million) of us borrowed...
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Law firm’s Secret Santa initiative gives children a Christmas present this year
21 December 2017
A Secret Santa scheme run by Oxford law firm Blake Morgan, in collaboration with Social Services and Children Heard and Seen, a charity providing support to children affected by parental...
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Looking for a place in the sun? How to ensure your Spanish property passes to your chosen beneficiary on death
20 December 2017
As the winter months draw in on us, a holiday home in Spain seems like a very appealing prospect but have you thought about what will happen to that property...
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Can my ex-partner ask me questions at Court?
18 December 2017
If former partners are not able to reach an agreement and instead have to rely on an application to the Court, whether to determine financial matters or arrangements for children,...
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Should I make a Living Will?
13 December 2017
With life expectancy ever-increasing and with 9.9 million new cases of dementia reported each year worldwide, people are becoming increasingly concerned about their long term health. In turn many consider...
