Consultation needed so domestic abusers cannot inherit victims’ estates
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A young man calling for a change in the law to prevent abusive partners from inheriting victims’ estates is a casualty in the trade-off between “certainty and fairness” in law.
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Consulting on the Code: what can landowners expect next?
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What do landowners need to know about the recent government consultation on the Electronic Communications Code? Our Telecoms team examine the five key points.
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Cutting corners on building sites continues to cost lives warning
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News that the number of construction-related injuries in the UK is on a slow overall decline is welcome, but employers and contractors are still cutting corners and endangering lives, according to personal injury specialist Lee Hart.
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Deadline looming to implement UK international transfer of personal data amendments
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Commercial contracts and agreements
Incoming changes to UK data protection laws means those using the EU standard contractual clauses to safely transfer personal data outside the UK are to update their documentation to bring them into line with equivalent UK-mandated contractual clauses.
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Amy Peacey
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Debt recovery: How should businesses tailor strategies during coronavirus
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Many #creditors are being hit by the challenges created by the coronavirus. They must know how to maintain their #income when many customers are struggling.
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Decline of department stores means more space for mixed use
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Clarke Willmott looks at how the changing face of the high street could be good news for increasingly popular mixed use developments, and what this will mean for the communities surrounding them.
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Déjà vu? Changes to the French Civil Code and forced heirship
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If you own property in France you will probably be aware that in England and Wales there is a great deal of freedom over the contents of your Will which is not replicated in many European countries, which often operate a form of “forced heirship” .
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A recent High Court case which decided who should inherit the estates of a married couple who died within months of each other, has brought into focus the importance of drafting a fully comprehensive will which covers various eventualities.
