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Age limit for playing the National lottery to rise to 18 in October 2021
The Government has pledged a "major and wide-ranging review" of the gambling industry, it will be canvassing views on the legislation in the form of a call for evidence, which will run for 16 weeks until the end of March 2021. In the meantime, th...
Judges dismiss HMRC Appeal against bar owner over “Super Juices”
Judgement has been given in favour of a bar owner in an appeal by HMRC over VAT payments for “Super Juices”. The Upper Tribunal of the Tax and Chancery Chamber have published their decision to dismiss the appeal by HMRC against the Fi...
COVID 19 - What you need to Know - Jersey Circuit Breaker
The Chief Minister John Le Fondre has announced that there will be a circuit breaker period in Jersey which will commence from 00:01 GMT on Friday the 4th December. The Chief Minister advised that there had been an increase in the R number to bet...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Welsh Regulations Published
Following the First Minister’s announcement on Monday Regulations have now been published which will impose new restrictions on Welsh Hospitality businesses from 6pm on Friday (4th December 2020). The new Regulations will require specified ...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - 3 Tier Regulations published
The Government have this afternoon published regulations to implement the new system of three tiers in England from 2nd December. The new regulations will be the subject of a vote in Parliament tomorrow, if approved they will remain until 3rd Feb...
Government publish guidance for the Christmas Period
The Government have now published guidance on the Christmas period and ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19)’. The document is wide ranging and covers a number of topics and scenarios and can be found here: "Guidance for the Christmas Period". Cla...
Wales announce further restrictions on hospitality.
At his press conference this lunchtime the Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has announced further restrictions on the Welsh hospitality industry. From Friday (4th December) pubs, cafes and restaurants, will be banned from selling alcohol and...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - New tiers announced for England
The Government have now published a full list of the regions in England and their respective tiers from Wednesday 2nd December. A link to the full list can be found here. Only the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly are deemed to be &lsqu...