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By Steve Penny on Mar 1, 2012

On the day when we all try to do a little something to celebrate the feast day of the patron saint of our country (for which unfortunately we didn’t receive a Bank Holiday from Westminster at the last time of asking in 2007) even if it's just pinning the daffodil on why not do something extra, if only something small, for one of the great charities in Wales?

Here are a few things we’ve been doing recently -

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The Shingler Saga

By Robert James on Jan 6, 2012

With the 6 Nations Tournament fast approaching, the Scottish Squad selection has thrown open some unexpected controversy. Steven Shingler’s selection by Scotland has been challenged by the WRU.

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Swansea Sports Award 2011

By Robert James on Dec 23, 2011

It was with great pleasure that I and other members of the Sports Team attended the Active Swansea Sports Award 2011 held at the Brangwyn Hall.

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HMRC crackdown on sport professionals

By Robert James on Dec 13, 2011

With the government investing £917m into HMRC to investigate high wage earners and their tax payments, it might be time to weigh up your options when looking to appoint Sports Agents.

By Steve Penny on Nov 16, 2011

It's not often we find ourselves unable to put our finger on some piece of current or proposed piece of legislation or other legal source to help a client with some guidance or opinion about a particular course of action.....

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The Olympic Stadium- update

By Robert James on Oct 18, 2011

In my earlier blog (19 September 2011), I wrote about the upcoming judicial review challenge brought by Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient football clubs in respect of West Ham’s move into the Olympic Stadium following the games. The hearing was due to be heard this week.

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The Day Before...

By Chris Davies on Oct 14, 2011

Well here we are on the morning before the big game, Wales v France in the semi final of the World Cup. Who'd have thought I'd be saying that today - not many.

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Looking forward to the future

By JCP on Sep 26, 2011

With VJG Johns and JCP Solicitors coming together on the 1^stOctober, Ifor and I wanted to say how much we are looking forward to working alongside the staff and clients at JCP Solicitors.

Since our establishment in 1901, VJG Johns has built a solid reputation for providing excellent legal advice. We are very excited that our clients will have access to an enhanced range of specialist services and that this will be of a major benefit to our already well respected West Wales practice.

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The future of the Olympic Stadium

By Robert James on Sep 19, 2011

West Ham’s planned move to the Olympic Stadium following next year’s games may have just hit a stumbling block following the High Court decision on 24 August 2011 to grant Leyton Orient and Tottenham Hotspur’s application for a judicial review.

Judicial review is a type of court proceeding in which the Court reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body. In other words, judicial reviews are a challenge to the way in which a decision has been made, rather than the rights and wrongs of the conclusion reached.

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Reselling sport tickets?

By Robert James on Aug 16, 2011

Whatever the sporting event, it is common to see terms and conditions printed on the reverse of the ticket. The terms will normally include a clause stating that there ‘shall be no resale or transfer above face value’.

However, in practical terms, such a term will be very difficult to enforce. Whilst we did see the introduction of photo ID printed on the Ryder Cup tickets at the Celtic Manor last year in a bid to combat the problem, such tactics have not been rolled out across the board.

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