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News Law firm’s Secret Santa initiative gives children a Christmas present this year

21 December 2017

Law firm’s Secret Santa initiative gives children a Christmas present this year

A Secret Santa scheme run by Oxford law firm Blake Morgan, in collaboration with Social Services and Children…

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Article Looking for a place in the sun? How to ensure your Spanish property passes to your chosen beneficiary on death

20 December 2017

Looking for a place in the sun? How to ensure your Spanish property passes to your chosen beneficiary on death

As the winter months draw in on us, a holiday home in Spain seems like a very appealing…

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Article Can my ex-partner ask me questions at Court?

18 December 2017

Can my ex-partner ask me questions at Court?

If former partners are not able to reach an agreement and instead have to rely on an application…

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Article Should I make a Living Will?

13 December 2017

Should I make a Living Will?

With life expectancy ever-increasing and with 9.9 million new cases of dementia reported each year worldwide, people are…

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Article Safeguarding against abuse of Lasting Powers of Attorney

11 December 2017

Safeguarding against abuse of Lasting Powers of Attorney

The recent ITV Tonight programme "Elderly Theft: Robbing the Relatives" revealed a number of shocking stories where a…

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Article Can I protect my home from care home fees?

04 December 2017

Can I protect my home from care home fees?

The recent Channel 4 Dispatches programme "How to avoid the Dementia Tax" explored the "political hot potato" that…

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Article PSD2 – Are you Ready?

01 December 2017

PSD2 – Are you Ready?

With the clock ticking, and just over a month until the changes to the regulation of payment services…

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News Shaw Healthcare targets long-term growth with £10m investment

17 November 2017

Shaw Healthcare targets long-term growth with £10m investment

Shaw healthcare, one of the UK’s leading providers of residential and nursing care for the elderly, has agreed…

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Article Permitted development rights for light industrial buildings now in force

14 November 2017

Permitted development rights for light industrial buildings now in force

The new permitted development rights allowing change of use from a light industrial building to a dwelling house…

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Article Self-employed “worker” entitled to 13 years’ backdated holiday pay for untaken leave

05 November 2017

Self-employed “worker” entitled to 13 years’ backdated holiday pay for untaken leave

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in the case of King v Sash Windows & another…

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Article Should social housing be a “permitted disposal” on which no overage is payable?

01 November 2017

Should social housing be a “permitted disposal” on which no overage is payable?

The case of Burrows Investments Ltd (Burrows) and Ward Homes Ltd (Ward) (2017) is another case highlighting the…

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News Vista Retail Support secures a £14m investment from LDC

27 October 2017

Vista Retail Support secures a £14m investment from LDC

Advised by Blake Morgan, mid-market private equity firm LDC has secured a £14m investment in Vista Retail Support…

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