Category: Articles

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 June

It's a question we hear all the time. We regularly see clients who want to make provision for a person within their family who is vulnerable and may not be... Read More

18 June

Planning permission is required for the "carrying out of any development on land" pursuant to section 57(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ("the TCPA"), with the definition... Read More

13 June

Over the last few weeks we have had sight of numerous letters sent to trade mark owners by "Stern Young & Partners Intellectual Property". The letters are addressed to trade... Read More

12 June

The publication this week of the Charity Commission's regulatory inquiry report into Oxfam brings with it a renewed focus on safeguarding and risk management issues for the charity sector as... Read More

10 June

Our team was engaged within hours of the tragic Grenfell fire in 2017 and has since built up an enviable track record of supporting clients in this area. We have... Read More

10 June

Last year we reviewed the High Court case of Habberfield v Habberfield, which has since been subject to appeal and you can read here. In essence, the case considered a... Read More