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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...
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...
Scotland | Covid Passport (Media Reports)
On Monday 18th October the new Scottish Covid ‘Passport’ took full effect. Although law since 1st October, the Scottish Government had stated there would be no enforcement action before 18th October to allow business to prepare and imp...
Christmas and New Year’s Tens 2021
Some people only begin their Christmas preparations when they have seen a well-known advert from a soft drinks company! However, planning for your Temporary Event Notice (TENs) for the festive period should take place much earlier than that, to h...
Chambers & Partners 2022 | John Gaunt & Partners Top Ranked!
The 2022 edition of Chambers and Partners was released today and again John Gaunt & Partners has retained our Band 1 ranking for Licensing. Partners, Jon Wallsgrove, Tim Shield, Michelle Hazlewood and Christopher Grunert have once again been ...
Covid 19 - Scotland Covid Passport Guidance
Following the mandatory use of Covid Passports in Scotland from yesterday 2 papers have been issued by way of guidance to operators and enforcers. Firstly, we have the Scottish vaccine certification scheme - information for local authorities issu...
Contactless Card Payment Limit To Rise
Since their introduction in 2007, contactless credit and debit cards have been a hit. The initial cap on payments was a modest £10 and has been rising ever since. Before today, the last rise to £45 was in April 2020. This has...