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New smoking laws coming into effect on 20th May 2020.
From the 20th May 2020 new further parts of the Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) will come into force impacting the UK market. From 20th May, cigarettes and roll your own tobacco products with more than a 3% market share may no longer have...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Financial Conduct Authority to seek Court Declaration.
On Friday (1st May), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced it intends to obtain a court declaration to resolve contractual uncertainty in business interruption (BI) insurance cover. The range of wordings and types of coverage are suffic...
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Covid 19 - What you need to know - Approaches to Reopening
We have recently published articles regarding roadmaps to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in Scotland and Wales; We thought you may like to know of how some other Jurisdiction are being reported as approaching the issue. Iowa Iowa, the US s...
Gambling - Inquiry on problem gambling - First hearing
We have previously reported on the launch of the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on problem gambling. On Monday (27th April) the Committee questioned officials from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Gambling Commissio...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Scotland - the route out of lockdown
Both the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly have now published documents outlining how the countries will transition out of lockdown. In the Scottish document, which can be read in full here, they summarise their approach under six headings: ...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Wales - the route out of lockdown
Both the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament have now published documents outlining how the countries will transition out of lockdown. In the Welsh document, which can be read in full here, the Assembly sets out three pillars for their framewo...
High Court appeal of decision in Pubs Code arbitration
A recent High Court appeal of a decision in Pubs Code arbitration . This is the first case of its kind and the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) and provides some clarification as to the operation of aspects of the Pubs Code. The tenant in this case se...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Fraud and cybercrime
The Home Office has published advice on how to protect yourself and your business from fraud and cybercrime, which can be read here. Criminals will use every opportunity they can to scam innocent people and their businesses. They are experts at i...