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JG&P Ensure Successful Re-opening of Beloved Portsmouth Pub
Many locals of Portsmouth’s Duke of Devonshire pub were shocked to see its premises license suspended following a brief spell of disorder at the end of July. Nevertheless, due to the efforts of John Gaunt & Partners led by partner Jon Wa...
Covid 19 - Continuing to Stay Safe in the Workplace
A period of time has now passed since the Government relaxed Covid-19 restrictions and we are seeing increased numbers of workers returning to the workplace. However, despite the lifting of restrictions, the Government is still reminding the publi...
Be Ready for Result Days
It’s been an unusual 18 months for all of us, and an extremely unusual exam season for A-level and GCSE students. That is all coming to an end and on Tuesday 10th August A-level students will receive their results and 2 days later on Thursda...
Wales - COVID Update
Following the announcement by the Welsh government that Wales will move into Level 0 on 7th August from 6am, the government has now issued formal guidance A link to the guidance can be found here. The following is an extract from the guidance ar...
Covid 19 - Resolving Commercial Debts arising out of the pandemic period
A policy statement has been issued today by the government clarifying the extension of the existing moratorium on commercial property evictions until 25 March 2022.The statement confirms that the extended period will provide time for governme...
Covid 19 - Scotland Beyond Level 0
The First Minister announced yesterday the move to Beyond Level 0 on the 9th August. The First Minister confirmed that the move Beyond Level 0 will mean that the legal requirement for physical distancing and limits to the size of social gathering...
Covid 19 -Ventilation
As we start to get into the new rhythm of work following on from Freedom Day the government are already thinking about the next horizon in the pandemic and what will occur as we go into the winter months and the willingness to have doors and windo...
Covid 19 - Pending off sales extension (Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Further to our recent article on the extension of the Covid pavement licence scheme until 30 September 2022, we flagged that those Regulations did not extend the automatic temporary modification of premises licences to permit off sales. T...