England & Wales
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) make arrests over alleged “Eat Out to Help Out” Fraud
It has been reported that the HMRC have made their first arrests on suspicion of fraud linked to the Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme. Three arrests were made in London on Tuesday, upon suspicion of cheating the public revenue and ...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Lockdown 2 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
Following the Prime Minister’s address to the nation on Halloween, regulations were published late on Tuesday outlining the terms of the proposed lockdown which is due to commence at midnight, Thursday 5th November. The regulations will be ...
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Covid 19 - What you need to know - Chancellor announces further financial support
The Chancellor has today announced further financial support for business with a focus on the Hospitality sector. The Treasury’s summary of the measures announced can be found here which will include: Business contributions under the Job S...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - 3 Tier Regulations
Following the Prime Ministers on Monday 12th October, the accompanying regulations defining what is meant by Tier 1, 2 and 3 or Medium, High and Very High (as they are being variously described) have now been published. The regulations can be fou...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - 3 Tier system announced
In a speech to the House of Commons this afternoon (Monday 12th October 2020), the Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the three tiers (‘alert levels) of ‘Medium’, ‘High’ and ‘Very High’ which will segm...
England - Use Classes Order Changes
In September 2020 changes were undertaken to the Use Classes Order. Previously different land use attracted different classification under the Use Class Order which forms part of the Planning Permission granted for a particular building.&nbs...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - England - Examples of enforcement action.
Following the curfew imposed in England by the government recently in addition to the tighter restrictions on hospitality sector we are already hearing of instances of enforcement around the country. The Caterer reports that “A takeaway in ...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - England: Judicial Review of Curfew
The law allows certain actions taken by government to be subject to scrutiny via a mechanism called judicial review. The process brings the issue before the courts to be considered and one of the questions it allows to be asked is can the governm...