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10 July

With the Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 due in force on 1 September 2019 (“the 2019 Regs”) it has been a long road to reach this... Read More

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10 July

Yesterday (9 July) the Information Commissioner's Office announced its intention to fine the international hotel and hospitality company Marriott International £99,200,396 for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).... Read More

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8 July

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... Read More

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8 July

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").... Read More

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5 July

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... Read More

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5 July

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... Read More

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3 July

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’... Read More

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1 July

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... Read More

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28 June

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... Read More

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27 June

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... Read More

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21 June

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... Read More

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20 June

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... Read More