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Public Sector Insights: Safeguarding adults in Wales
Join Blake Morgan for a Public Sector Insights webinar on 25 September where Partner, Eve Piffaretti will be joined by guest speaker, barrister Ian Brownhill of 39 Essex Street.
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Academy Trust Handbook 2025 – The key updates academy trusts need to act on
The Department for Education (DfE) have released the Academy Trust Handbook 2025 which is set to take effect from 1 September 2025. The updates in the 2025 edition bring in...
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Excluding transgender pool player from women’s teams was not discrimination
In April 2025, the Supreme Court held that the legal definitions of “woman”, “man” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex. A transgender woman with a...
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AI could improve NHS commissioning decisions, if we let it
Extensive discussion of the role of AI in the NHS is one of the few aspects of the 10 Year Health Plan for England which is truly new. That reflects...
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Is child maintenance changing?
Recent case law and consultation responses may mean that practitioners’ approach to child maintenance may change.
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Stumbling into surrogacy – avoiding the pitfalls on inheritance and decision making for surrogate children
Avoiding the pitfalls on inheritance and decision making for surrogate children can be tricky. We take a look at all you need to know. Surrogacy is when a woman (the...
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Court of Appeal upholds race discrimination claim against council
The Court of Appeal recently upheld the decisions of the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal that a senior social worker suffered direct race discrimination when she was subject to...
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How early planning can prevent probate disputes
Recent reports show that nearly two-thirds of advisors become aware of possible family disputes during the inheritance tax (IHT) planning process, which is the perfect time to address any issues...
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Academies Accounts Direction 2025: Key updates
The current Academies Accounts Direction was published earlier this year by the Department for Education (DfE). This is essential guidance for academy trusts, external auditors and reporting accountants on preparing,...
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Breaking badly: Site provider’s break notice and Telecoms Code Rights
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in On Tower UK Ltd v British Telecommunications Plc discussed the validity of a site provider’s break notice where both contractual provisions of a...
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Private Client Issues – August 2025
Welcome to this month’s edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan’s monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. It features insight and advice on developments affecting private...
