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29 Nov 2021

Covid 19 - Hospitality Spared

The weekend brought news of a new variant Omicron and the reinstatement of certain restrictions which will come into force on Tuesday at 4am. The requirements are set out in this document: Government takes decisive action against new COVID-1...

29 Nov 2021

Gambling | Gambling Commission Consultation - updated to Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy

On 17th November the Gambling Commission launches their latest consultation on changes and updates to our Licensing, Compliance, and Enforcement Policy.  The consultation which can be responded to online here will run to 9th February 2022. T...

23 Nov 2021

Low alcohol on the up

With the festive season rapidly approaching it won’t be long until the new year will be among us. With the dawn of January comes new year’s resolutions and the trending practice of ‘Dry January’. Dry January 2022, will be s...

23 Nov 2021

Government launches consultation on banning the supply of certain single-use plastics

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched two consultations looking at single-use plastic items in England. Banning the supply of single-use plastic The first is seeking views about banning the supply of singl...

16 Nov 2021

Covid 19 - Lights, Camera, Covid Passes

As of Monday 22 November 2021, Covid passes will be required to attend cinemas, theatres and concert halls in Wales. Covid passes were previously introduced in October, for entry into large-scale events and nightclubs. With the Covid passes requir...

16 Nov 2021

Covid 19 - Commercial Rents

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has now put in place the mechanisms to hopefully avoid a major issue arising when commercial tenants cease to be protected from eviction in 25 March 2022. The last year put in place protection to provide fir...