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05 Jan 2021

Covid 19 - £4.6 billion in new lockdown grants announced.

Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the Chancellor has announced. Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to...

09 Dec 2020

Covid 19 - England and Wales Business Eviction Ban Extended

The Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government have today confirmed that business owners affected by the pandemic will be protected from eviction until the end of March 2021, extending the current moratorium for a further three months.&...

09 Dec 2020

Covid 19 - Outdoor Areas in Tier 2 – Local Authority issues guidance

Some Local authorities in Tier 2 areas have issued guidance in respect of structures in outdoor areas and Covid-19 restrictions. Cheshire West & Chester Council have set out a short guide to ensure premises comply with the current regulations...

08 Dec 2020

Gambling - Ofcom rules on ITV competition investigation

On Monday (7th December) Ofcom confirmed the outcome of an investigation into ITV prize competitions which ran between 2016 and 2019. The investigation commenced after ITV discovered that between 2016 and 2019 a number of postal votes were not inc...

08 Dec 2020

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...

04 Dec 2020

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...