England & Wales
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Halt to business evictions
The Government has announced: It will extend measures to prevent high street businesses facing eviction over summer. A new code to provide support to shops and local firms planning their future recovery with their landlord. The UK government ha...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - How firm is 4th July?
On Monday the Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, reiterated that a further easing of restrictions, including the potential reopening of bars, pubs and restaurants, is to take place on July 4 "at the earliest", adding that it has "got to be done in a...
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Covid 19 - What you need to know - Cheltenham - Covid Recovery for Licensed Premises.
On Thursday (9th June) Cheltenham Borough Council announced temporary changes to their planning rules in order to aid business recovery as the pandemic lockdown begins to unwind. The Council states they will become one of the first local authoriti...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 have now been published and enact further relaxations of the ‘lockdown’. As well as the creation of the ‘linked household bubbles a...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - BBPA launches free cross-industry platform to destroy spoilt beer and reclaim duty
We have previously reported on temporary measures introduced by the HMRC to help brewers and publicans in the destruction of spoilt beer during the coronavirus. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have now launched a cross-industry plat...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Pressure builds on 2m social distancing rule
It has been widely reported that Greg Clark, the chairman of the Commons Science and Technology Committee, has written to the Prime Minister asking that he "urgently review" the social distancing rule. The MP’s concerns are that if the 2m r...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - FCA provide update on business interruption claims
We have previously reported on the FCA’s proposed Court action to clarify issues surrounding business interruption claims. As readers will be aware many businesses’ claims arising from closures associated with the pandemic have been r...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
The Government have now published new Regulations to enact the changes to ‘Lockdown’ announced by the Prime Minister in his recent address. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 20...